The General
movie

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Released December 25, 1926
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.
Cast

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
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Frank Barnes
as
Annabelle's Brother
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Charles Henry Smith
as
Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton
as
Union General

Mike Donlin
as
Union General
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Tom Nawn
as
Union General
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Henry Baird
as
Soldier (uncredited)
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Joe Bricher
as
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew

Clyde Bruckman
as
Director

Buster Keaton
as
Director

Clyde Bruckman
as
Screenplay

Buster Keaton
as
Screenplay

Buster Keaton
as
Producer
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Joseph M. Schenck
as
Producer
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Bert Haines
as
Director of Photography
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Devereaux Jennings
as
Director of Photography

Buster Keaton
as
Editor
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Sherman Kell
as
Editor
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Fred Gabourie
as
Art Direction
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Harry Roselotte
as
Set Decoration