
The General
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.
ActionAdventureComedyWar
The General
Rating
7.9/10
Release Date
1926-12-25
Runtime
79 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson

Jim Farley
General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom
A Southern General

Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton
Union General

Mike Donlin
Union General

Tom Nawn
Union General

Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
Videos
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Buster Keaton Productions