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The General poster cover

The General(1926)

NR12/25/1926 (US)ComedyActionAdventureWar1h 19m
80%

Movie Score

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

Overview

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.

Movie Cast

Buster Keaton photo

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack photo

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender photo

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley photo

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom photo

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes photo

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith photo

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton photo

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin photo

Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn photo

Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird photo

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$750,000.00

Revenue$1,000,000.00

Production CompanyJoseph M. Schenck Productions

Original LanguageNot Given

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