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The General
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
12/25/1926Runtime
79 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$750,000Revenue
$1,000,000Homepage
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A dazzling cascade of physical comedy and mechanical ingenuity: Buster Keaton performs impossible stunts with a deadpan grace that transforms a Civil War theft into pure visual poetry. It's a film where the locomotive itself becomes a character, and every pratfall and chase sequence feels orchestrated with balletic precision.
Mood
ExhilaratingPlayfulWhimsical
Themes
LoveAmbitionRedemption
Tone
Playful
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Black and whitePractical effectsLong takes
Structure
Linear
Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
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