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The General
Release Date: December 25, 1926
| Year | : | 1926 |
| Slogan | : | «Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, War, Adventure, Action |
| Production Companies | : | Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions |
| Director | : | Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman |
| Producers | : | Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck, Fred Gabourie, Harry Brand |
| Writers | : | Al Boasberg, Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Charles Henry Smith, William Pittenger |
| RunTime | : | 79 mins. |
| Budget | : | 750000 |
| Revenue | : | 1000000 |
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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Trailer: The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Featurette: William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
Featurette: Critics' Picks - 'The General'
Trailer: The General 1927 Movie Trailer
Main Actors
Buster Keaton
Character : Johnny Gray
Marion Mack
Character : Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Character : Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
Character : General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
Character : A Southern General
Charles Henry Smith
Character : Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Character : Union General
Al St. John
Character : Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Frank Barnes
Character : Annabelle's Brother
Mike Donlin
Character : Union General
Tom Nawn
Character : Union General
Jimmy Bryant
Character : Raider (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Character : Raider (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
Character : Raider (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
Character : Raider (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Character : Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Character : Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Jack Hanlon
Character : Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Character : Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
Character : Soldier (uncredited)
Louis Lewyn
Character : Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
Character : Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
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