The General
The General
The General
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1926
1h 19m
7.9(1351 votes)
Action
Adventure
Comedy
War
Romance

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.

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43 members
Directing

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Buster Keaton
Acting

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Marion Mack
Acting

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Glen Cavender
Acting

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Jim Farley
Acting

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frederick Vroom
Camera

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

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Writing

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

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Acting

Joe Keaton

Union General

Joe Keaton
Acting

Mike Donlin

Union General

Mike Donlin
Acting

Tom Nawn

Union General

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Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

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Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

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Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

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Sergeant Bukowski

Officer (uncredited)

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C.C. Cruson

Officer (uncredited)

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Jack Dempster

Raider (uncredited)

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Keith Fennell

Soldier (uncredited)

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Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Budd Fine
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Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

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Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Acting

Ray Hanford

Raider (uncredited)

Ray Hanford
Acting

Jack Hanlon

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Al Hanson

Raider (uncredited)

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Anthony Harvey

Raider (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Union Officer (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Acting

Hilliard Karr

Soldier (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr
Camera

Elgin Lessley

Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley
Directing

Louis Lewyn

Soldier (uncredited)

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Acting

Jackie Lowe

Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)

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Acting

Billy Lynn

Soldier (uncredited)

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Ross McCutcheon

Raider (uncredited)

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Tom Moran

Raider (uncredited)

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Charles Phillips

Raider (uncredited)

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Red Rial

Raider (uncredited)

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Al St. John

Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

Al St. John
Acting

Harold Terry

Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Ray Thomas

Raider (uncredited)

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Red Thompson

Raider (uncredited)

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James Walsh

Soldier (uncredited)

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Kenneth Hawley Ward

Soldier (uncredited)

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John Wilson

Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Jean Woodward

(uncredited)

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