The General

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Not Rated
1927    79m[Action](/on-demand/category/action), [Adventure](/on-demand/category/adventure)
8.192%92%7.9
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.

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Cast of The General

  • Buster KeatonJohnnie Gray / Director / Screenplay / Producer / Editor
  • Marion MackAnnabelle Lee
  • Glen CavenderCaptain Anderson
  • Jim FarleyGeneral Thatcher
  • Frederick VroomA Southern General
  • Frank BarnesAnnabelle's Brother
  • Charles Henry SmithAnnabelle's Father / Adaptation
  • 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)

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