The General

Storyline

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.

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

Annabelle's Brother

?

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

Union General

?

Tom Nawn

Union General

?

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

?

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

?

Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

?

Sergeant Bukowski

Officer (uncredited)

?

C.C. Cruson

Officer (uncredited)

?

Jack Dempster

Raider (uncredited)

?

Keith Fennell

Soldier (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

?

Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

?

Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Director

Clyde Bruckman

Writers

Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton

Status

Released

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