The General

The General

79 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, War | Dec. 25, 1926

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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.

The General

79 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, War | Dec. 25, 1926

The General
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Buster Keaton Productions, Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Original title The General
Directors Edward Hearn, Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writers William Pittenger, Charles Henry Smith, Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, Al Boasberg

Cast

Buster Keaton

as Johnny Gray

Marion Mack

as Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

as Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

as General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

as A Southern General

Charles Henry Smith

as Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

as Union General

Al St. John

as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

Frank Barnes

as Annabelle's Brother

Mike Donlin

as Union General

Tom Nawn

as Union General

Jimmy Bryant

as Raider (uncredited)

Budd Fine

as Raider (uncredited)

Ray Hanford

as Raider (uncredited)

Charles Phillips

as Raider (uncredited)

Eddie Foster

as Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Jack Hanlon

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

as Union Officer (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr

as Soldier (uncredited)

Louis Lewyn

as Soldier (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley

as Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)