The General

The General (1926)

Released: 1926-12-25 Duration: 1hr 19min
Rating 8.0
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

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.

Production Companies

Joseph M. Schenck Productions
Buster Keaton Productions

Additional Info

Budget $750,000.00
Revenue $1,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 18.877

Directed By

Clyde Bruckman

Buster Keaton

Crew

Director
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
Buster Keaton
Producer
Buster Keaton
Director of Photography
Bert Haines
Director of Photography
Devereaux Jennings
Editor
Sherman Kell
Art Direction
Fred Gabourie
Set Decoration
Harry Roselotte
Makeup Artist
Fred Carlton Ryle
Production Manager
Fred Gabourie
Assistant Director
Edward Hearn
Second Unit
Glen Cavender
Construction Foreman
Frank Barnes
Stunts
Earl Mohan
Still Photographer
Dal Clawson
Camera Operator
Elmer Ellsworth
Camera Operator
Byron Houck
First Assistant Camera
Harry J. Wild
Production Coordinator
Harry Brand
Adaptation
Al Boasberg

TOP CAST

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack
Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley
Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes
Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith
Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton
Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn
Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird
Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher
Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

Sergeant Bukowski
Sergeant Bukowski

Officer (uncredited)

C.C. Cruson
C.C. Cruson

Officer (uncredited)

Jack Dempster
Jack Dempster

Raider (uncredited)

Keith Fennell
Keith Fennell

Soldier (uncredited)

Budd Fine
Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

Ronald Gilstrap
Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Ray Hanford
Ray Hanford

Raider (uncredited)

Jack Hanlon
Jack Hanlon

Bit Part (uncredited)

Al Hanson
Al Hanson

Raider (uncredited)

Anthony Harvey
Anthony Harvey

Raider (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn

Union Officer (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr
Hilliard Karr

Soldier (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley
Elgin Lessley

Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

Louis Lewyn
Louis Lewyn

Soldier (uncredited)

Jackie Lowe
Jackie Lowe

Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)

Billy Lynn
Billy Lynn

Soldier (uncredited)

Ross McCutcheon
Ross McCutcheon

Raider (uncredited)

Tom Moran
Tom Moran

Raider (uncredited)

Charles Phillips
Charles Phillips

Raider (uncredited)

Red Rial
Red Rial

Raider (uncredited)

Al St. John
Al St. John

Officer on Horseback (uncredited)

Harold Terry
Harold Terry

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas

Raider (uncredited)

Red Thompson
Red Thompson

Raider (uncredited)

James Walsh
James Walsh

Soldier (uncredited)

Kenneth Hawley Ward
Kenneth Hawley Ward

Soldier (uncredited)

John Wilson
John Wilson

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Jean Woodward
Jean Woodward

(uncredited)

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