The General (1926)
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
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What it’s about
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.
Cast
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
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Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
- C
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
- T
Tom Nawn
Union General
- H
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
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Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
