The General

1926 · 1h19 · Film

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Starring 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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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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Cinematography

Devereaux Jennings, Bert Haines

Cast

Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes, Charles Henry Smith, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn, Henry Baird, Joe Bricher

Updated July 22, 2026

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