The General

"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

Jan 2 1927 Passed 1h 7m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

Plot

Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves.

Written by

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Al Boasberg

Directed by

Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Cast

Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Buster Keaton Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Languages

No Language

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination total

Trailers
The General 1927 Movie Trailer
The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Featurettes
Critics' Picks - 'The General'
William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
Scores
# of Votes
101,764
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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