The General (1926)

ALL 12/25/1926 (en) Comedy, Action, Adventure, War 79 Min
  • Release
    12/25/1926
  • Production
    Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    The General
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 1,000,000.00
    -

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

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.

  1. Story



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  1. Buster Keaton

    Johnnie Gray

  2. Marion Mack

    Annabelle Lee

  3. Glen Cavender

    Captain Anderson

  4. Jim Farley

    General Thatcher

  5. Frederick Vroom

    A Southern General

  6. Frank Barnes

    Annabelle's Brother

  7. Charles Henry Smith

    Annabelle's Father

  8. Joe Keaton

    Union General

  9. Mike Donlin

    Union General

  10. Tom Nawn

    Union General

  11. Henry Baird

    Soldier (uncredited)

  12. Joe Bricher

    Soldier (uncredited)

  13. Jimmy Bryant

    Raider (uncredited)

  14. Sergeant Bukowski

    Officer (uncredited)

  15. C.C. Cruson

    Officer (uncredited)

  16. Jack Dempster

    Raider (uncredited)

  17. Keith Fennell

    Soldier (uncredited)

  18. Budd Fine

    Raider (uncredited)

  19. Eddie Foster

    Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

  20. Ronald Gilstrap

    Union Soldier (uncredited)

  21. Frank Hagney

    Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

  22. Ray Hanford

    Raider (uncredited)

  23. Jack Hanlon

    Bit Part (uncredited)

  24. Al Hanson

    Raider (uncredited)

  25. Anthony Harvey

    Raider (uncredited)

  26. Edward Hearn

    Union Officer (uncredited)

  27. Hilliard Karr

    Soldier (uncredited)

  28. Elgin Lessley

    Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

  29. Louis Lewyn

    Soldier (uncredited)

  30. Jackie Lowe

    Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)

  31. Billy Lynn

    Soldier (uncredited)

  32. Ross McCutcheon

    Raider (uncredited)

  33. Tom Moran

    Raider (uncredited)

  34. Charles Phillips

    Raider (uncredited)

  35. Red Rial

    Raider (uncredited)

  36. Al St. John

    Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

  37. Harold Terry

    Union Soldier (uncredited)

  38. Ray Thomas

    Raider (uncredited)

  39. Red Thompson

    Raider (uncredited)

  40. James Walsh

    Soldier (uncredited)

  41. Kenneth Hawley Ward

    Soldier (uncredited)

  42. John Wilson

    Union Soldier (uncredited)

  43. Jean Woodward

    (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 43 , Crews : 28

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The General (1926) 79 Min

ALL 12/25/1926 (en)
Comedy, Action, Adventure, War
  • Release 12/25/1926
  • Production
    Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
  • Original title The General
  • en
  • Revenue1,000,000.00

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

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.

  1. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell

    Editor

  4. Buster Keaton, Joseph M. Schenck

    Producer