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The General

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25 Dec 1926

Description

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.

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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)
  • Jimmy Bryant Raider (uncredited)
  • Sergeant Bukowski Officer (uncredited)
  • C.C. Cruson Officer (uncredited)
  • Jack Dempster Raider (uncredited)
  • Keith Fennell Soldier (uncredited)
  • Budd Fine Raider (uncredited)
  • Eddie Foster Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
  • Ronald Gilstrap Union Soldier (uncredited)
  • Frank Hagney Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
  • Ray Hanford Raider (uncredited)
  • Jack Hanlon Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Al Hanson Raider (uncredited)
  • Anthony Harvey Raider (uncredited)
  • Edward Hearn Union Officer (uncredited)
  • Hilliard Karr Soldier (uncredited)
  • Elgin Lessley Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
  • Louis Lewyn Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jackie Lowe Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
  • Billy Lynn Soldier (uncredited)
  • Ross McCutcheon Raider (uncredited)
  • Tom Moran Raider (uncredited)
  • Charles Phillips Raider (uncredited)
  • Red Rial Raider (uncredited)
  • Al St. John Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
  • Harold Terry Union Soldier (uncredited)
  • Ray Thomas Raider (uncredited)
  • Red Thompson Raider (uncredited)
  • James Walsh Soldier (uncredited)
  • Kenneth Hawley Ward Soldier (uncredited)
  • John Wilson Union Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jean Woodward (uncredited)

Director

  • Clyde Bruckman
  • Buster Keaton
  • Edward Hearn

Screenwriter

  • Clyde Bruckman
  • Buster Keaton
  • Al Boasberg
  • Charles Henry Smith
  • William Pittenger

Director of Photography

  • Bert Haines
  • Devereaux Jennings
  • Frank Barnes
  • Dal Clawson
  • Elmer Ellsworth
  • Byron Houck
  • Harry J. Wild

Producer

  • Buster Keaton
  • Joseph M. Schenck
  • Fred Gabourie
  • Harry Brand