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The General

1926 GA
romantic comedy film war film silent film

One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using vario...

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Cast & crew

Buster Keaton Buster Keaton
Marion Mack Marion Mack
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Charles Henry Smith
Joe Keaton Joe Keaton
Glen Cavender Glen Cavender
Frederick Vroom Frederick Vroom
Frank Hagney Frank Hagney
Al St. John Al St. John
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff
James Farley James Farley
Directors Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Writers Al Boasberg, Paul Girard Smith, Clyde Bruckman, Charles Henry Smith, William Pittenger, Buster Keaton
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One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity.

Release
1926
Rating
GA
Genres
romantic comedy film · war film · silent film
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