Watch The General (1926) Official Trailer
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
7.9 / 10 IMDb December 25, 1926 1h 19m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 19m
Release Date
December 25, 1926
Genre
Comedy, War, Romance
Status
Released
Budget
$750,000
Revenue
$1,000,000
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Buster Keaton
as Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
as Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
as Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
as General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
as A Southern General
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Frank Barnes
as Annabelle's Brother
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Charles Henry Smith
as Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
as Union General
Mike Donlin
as Union General
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Tom Nawn
as Union General
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Henry Baird
as Soldier (uncredited)
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Joe Bricher
as Soldier (uncredited)
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Jimmy Bryant
as Raider (uncredited)
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Sergeant Bukowski
as Officer (uncredited)
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C.C. Cruson
as Officer (uncredited)
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Jack Dempster
as Raider (uncredited)
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Keith Fennell
as Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
as Raider (uncredited)
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Eddie Foster
as Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
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Ronald Gilstrap
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Production Companies
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Buster Keaton Productions
The General Official Trailer 1926
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