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During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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.
Theatrical
Jan 15, 1927
Box Office
$1.0M
Budget
$750K
Return
1.3x
Theaters
1,001
Directors
Writers
Producers
Studio
Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
Cast
Full credits →B
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
M
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
G
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
J
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
F
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
C
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
J
Joe Keaton
Union General
M
Mike Donlin
Union General
J
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
B
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
E
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
F
Frank Hagney
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
R
Ray Hanford
Raider (uncredited)
J
Jack Hanlon
Bit Part (uncredited)
E
Edward Hearn
Union Officer (uncredited)
H
Hilliard Karr
Soldier (uncredited)
E
Elgin Lessley
Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
L
Louis Lewyn
Soldier (uncredited)
J
Jackie Lowe
Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
C
Charles Phillips
Raider (uncredited)
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The laugh hit spectacular of the year.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Buster's Journey Brings Laughter to Life
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Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
