The General

7.9
Moderate
19261h 19m

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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.

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Top Cast

Buster Keaton - Johnnie Gray in The General

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack - Annabelle Lee in The General

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender - Captain Anderson in The General

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley - General Thatcher in The General

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom - A Southern General in The General

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

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Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

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Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton - Union General in The General

Joe Keaton

Union General

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Movie Info

Release Date

December 25, 1926

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

NR

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, War

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