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79% Critic Match
The General
“Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.”
7.9 / 10• 1926• 1h 19m•NR• English
ComedyWarRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Lead
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
FB
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
CH
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clyde Bruckman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The General is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
