The General

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

The General (1926)

Timing: 1:19 (79 min)

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Release date

1926-12-25

Country

United States, United Kingdom

Production

Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions

Genre

Comedy, War, Adventure, Action, History, Romance

Budget

$750 000

Revenue

$1 000 000

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Director

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Actors

Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes, Charles Henry Smith, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn
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Scenario

Producer

Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck

Operator

Bert Haines

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell
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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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