The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
7.9
1,468 votes
December 25, 1926
1h 19m
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.
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Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern GeneralFrank Barnes
Annabelle's BrotherCharles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union GeneralTom Nawn
Union GeneralHenry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)C.C. Cruson
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