Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Tagline
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.
Screenplay
Buster Keaton
Director
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Clyde Bruckman
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United States
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Status
Released
Budget
$750,000.00
Revenue
$1,000,000.00
Original Language
No Language
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Cast
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderso...
Jim Farley
General Thatche...
Frederick Vroom
A Southern Gene...
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Bro...
Charles Henry Sm...
Annabelle's Fat...
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncred...
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncred...
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredi...
Sergeant Bukowsk...
Officer (uncred...
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncred...
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredi...
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncred...
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredi...
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad ...
Ronald Gilstrap
Union Soldier (...
Frank Hagney
Confederate Rec...
Ray Hanford
Raider (uncredi...
Jack Hanlon
Bit Part (uncre...
Al Hanson
Raider (uncredi...
Anthony Harvey
Raider (uncredi...
Edward Hearn
Union Officer (...
Hilliard Karr
Soldier (uncred...
Elgin Lessley
Union General W...
Louis Lewyn
Soldier (uncred...
Jackie Lowe
Boy Who Follows...
Billy Lynn
Soldier (uncred...
Ross McCutcheon
Raider (uncredi...
Tom Moran
Raider (uncredi...
Charles Phillips
Raider (uncredi...
Red Rial
Raider (uncredi...
Al St. John
Officer on Hors...
Harold Terry
Union Soldier (...
Ray Thomas
Raider (uncredi...
Red Thompson
Raider (uncredi...
James Walsh
Soldier (uncred...
Kenneth Hawley W...
Soldier (uncred...
John Wilson
Union Soldier (...
Jean Woodward
(uncredited)
Featured Reviews
Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story. Keaton ("Johnnie") has been deemed more importan ...Show More
This is Keaton’s masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. It’s not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. The closest a film will ever get to flawed perfectio ...Show More
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