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The General (1926)

Directed by Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman

Comedy | War | Adventure

Most recently watched by sensoria, suspectk

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.

Rated NR | Length 79 minutes

Actors

Buster Keaton | Marion Mack | Glen Cavender | Jim Farley | Frederick Vroom | Frank Barnes | Charles Henry Smith | Joe Keaton | Mike Donlin | Tom Nawn | Henry Baird | Joe Bricher | Jimmy Bryant | Sergeant Bukowski | C.C. Cruson | Jack Dempster | Keith Fennell | Budd Fine | Eddie Foster | Ronald Gilstrap | Frank Hagney | Ray Hanford | Jack Hanlon | Al Hanson | Anthony Harvey | Edward Hearn | Hilliard Karr | Elgin Lessley | Louis Lewyn | Jackie Lowe | Billy Lynn | Ross McCutcheon | Tom Moran | Charles Phillips | Red Rial | Al St. John | Harold Terry | Ray Thomas | Red Thompson | James Walsh | Kenneth Hawley Ward | John Wilson | Jean Woodward

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/09/2010TVStreamingVideo on Demand8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Also from NWI another long overdue watch in Buster Keaton’s The General(1926). Based during the Civil War, “entertaining” and “fun” are the best words to describe this terrific film.

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