The General
1926/12/25 (US) | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
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.
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Buster Keaton
Director
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
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Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
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Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
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Budget
$ 750,000
Revenue
$ 1,000,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Joseph M. Schenck Productions
- Buster Keaton Productions
Crews
Fred Gabourie
Art Direction
Harry Roselotte
Set Decoration
Devereaux Jennings
Director of Photography
Buster Keaton
Editor
Buster Keaton
Producer