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The General

The General

1926 · Movie · 79 min · ★ 7.9

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Plot, cast, and details

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.

Rated NRDirectors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster KeatonComedyWarRomance
  • Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray
  • Marion MackAnnabelle Lee
  • Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson
  • Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher
  • Frederick VroomA Southern General
  • Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother
  • Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father
  • Joe KeatonUnion General

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