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The General

The General1926

★7.979 minComedyWarRomance

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

Clyde Bruckman Buster Keaton

Writer

Clyde Bruckman Buster Keaton

Stars

Buster Keaton Marion Mack Glen Cavender

Cast43

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
F
Frank Barnes
as Annabelle's Brother
C
Charles Henry Smith
as Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
as Union General
Mike Donlin
as Union General
T
Tom Nawn
as Union General
H
Henry Baird
as Soldier (uncredited)
J
Joe Bricher
as Soldier (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Bryant
as Raider (uncredited)
S
Sergeant Bukowski
as Officer (uncredited)
C
C.C. Cruson
as Officer (uncredited)
J
Jack Dempster
as Raider (uncredited)
K
Keith Fennell
as Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
as Raider (uncredited)
E
Eddie Foster
as Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
R
Ronald Gilstrap
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
as Raider (uncredited)
J
Jack Hanlon
as Bit Part (uncredited)
A
Al Hanson
as Raider (uncredited)
A
Anthony Harvey
as Raider (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
as Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
as Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
as Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
L
Louis Lewyn
as Soldier (uncredited)
J
Jackie Lowe
as Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
B
Billy Lynn
as Soldier (uncredited)
R
Ross McCutcheon
as Raider (uncredited)
T
Tom Moran
as Raider (uncredited)
C
Charles Phillips
as Raider (uncredited)
R
Red Rial
as Raider (uncredited)
Al St. John
as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
H
Harold Terry
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
R
Ray Thomas
as Raider (uncredited)
R
Red Thompson
as Raider (uncredited)
J
James Walsh
as Soldier (uncredited)
K
Kenneth Hawley Ward
as Soldier (uncredited)
J
John Wilson
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
J
Jean Woodward
as (uncredited)

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