tanty
Just amazing.
Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
The General
- Comedy
- Action
- Adventure
- War
12/25/1926
79
NR
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
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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- Writers:
- Revenue:
- $1,000,000
- Budget:
- $750,000
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Cast
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)
Reviews
Geronimo1967
There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story. Keaton ("Johnnie") has been deemed more important as a railroad engineer so was rejected as a soldier - but this causes his girlfriend "Annabelle" and her family to think he is yella'! When the Yankees concoct a plan to steal his engine "The General" whilst she is travelling on it; he must use all his wits and guile to get them both back and is soon caught being enemy lines where he learns of their dastardly plan to attack. Can he get back with his gal and tell his confederates of the Unionist plans? There is something about the quality of the images - they are pretty much prefect; even when...
JN2012
This is Keatons masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. Its not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. The closest a film will ever get to flawed perfection.