The General
The General
ActionAdventureComedyWarRomance

The General

1926
79 min
7.9
79.0%
User Score
(1351 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Fred Gabourie

STARRING

Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom

Videos & Trailers

Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL
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Billy Crystal on Buster Keaton and THE GENERAL

The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
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The General (1926) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL
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William Friedkin on Buster Keaton's THE GENERAL

Critics' Picks - 'The General'
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Critics' Picks - 'The General'

The General 1927 Movie Trailer
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The General 1927 Movie Trailer

Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)