The General

Directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton
1927    79m    Not Rated
Action, Adventure, Drama,
8.192%92%
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After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.
Cast of The General
  • Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray
  • Marion MackAnnabelle Lee
  • Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson
  • Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher
  • Frederick VroomA Southern General
  • Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother
  • Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father
  • Joe KeatonUnion General
  • Mike DonlinUnion General
  • Tom NawnUnion General
  • Henry BairdSoldier (uncredited)
  • Joe BricherSoldier (uncredited)
  • Jimmy BryantRaider (uncredited)
  • Sergeant BukowskiOfficer (uncredited)
  • C.C. CrusonOfficer (uncredited)
  • Jack DempsterRaider (uncredited)
  • Keith FennellSoldier (uncredited)
  • Budd FineRaider (uncredited)
  • Eddie FosterUnion Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
  • Ronald GilstrapUnion Soldier (uncredited)
  • Frank HagneyConfederate Recruiter (uncredited)
  • Ray HanfordRaider (uncredited)
  • Jack HanlonBit Part (uncredited)
  • Al HansonRaider (uncredited)
  • Anthony HarveyRaider (uncredited)
  • Edward HearnUnion Officer (uncredited)
  • Hilliard KarrSoldier (uncredited)
  • Elgin LessleyUnion General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
  • Louis LewynSoldier (uncredited)
  • Jackie LoweBoy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
  • Billy LynnSoldier (uncredited)
  • Ross McCutcheonRaider (uncredited)
  • Tom MoranRaider (uncredited)
  • Charles PhillipsRaider (uncredited)
  • Red RialRaider (uncredited)
  • Al St. JohnOfficer on Horseback (uncredited)
  • Harold TerryUnion Soldier (uncredited)
  • Ray ThomasRaider (uncredited)
  • Red ThompsonRaider (uncredited)
  • James WalshSoldier (uncredited)
  • Kenneth Hawley WardSoldier (uncredited)
  • John WilsonUnion Soldier (uncredited)
  • Jean Woodward(uncredited)
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