The General (1926)
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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Buster Keaton
as Johnnie Gray
as Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
as Annabelle Lee
as Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
as Captain Anderson
as Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
as General Thatcher
as General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
as A Southern General
as A Southern General
Frank Barnes
as Annabelle's Brother
as Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
as Annabelle's Father
as Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
as Union General
as Union General
Mike Donlin
as Union General
as Union General
Tom Nawn
as Union General
as Union General
Henry Baird
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Sergeant Bukowski
as Officer (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
C.C. Cruson
as Officer (uncredited)
as Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dempster
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Keith Fennell
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
as Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
as Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Ronald Gilstrap
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
as Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Jack Hanlon
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Al Hanson
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Anthony Harvey
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
as Union Officer (uncredited)
as Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
as Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
as Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
Louis Lewyn
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Lowe
as Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
as Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
Billy Lynn
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Ross McCutcheon
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Tom Moran
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Red Rial
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Al St. John
as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
as Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Harold Terry
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Thomas
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
Red Thompson
as Raider (uncredited)
as Raider (uncredited)
James Walsh
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Kenneth Hawley Ward
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
John Wilson
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
as Union Soldier (uncredited)
Jean Woodward
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
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Buster Keaton
Producer
Producer
Devereaux Jennings
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Joseph M. Schenck
Producer
Producer
Bert Haines
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Buster Keaton
Screenplay
Screenplay
Clyde Bruckman
Director
Director
Buster Keaton
Director
Director
Harry Roselotte
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Buster Keaton
Editor
Editor
Clyde Bruckman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Sherman Kell
Editor
Editor
Fred Gabourie
Art Direction
Art Direction
Byron Houck
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Frank Barnes
Grip
Grip
Fred Carlton Ryle
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Dal Clawson
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Fred Gabourie
Production Manager
Production Manager
Frank Barnes
Construction Foreman
Construction Foreman
Earl Mohan
Stunts
Stunts
Buster Keaton
Stunts
Stunts
Harry J. Wild
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Edward Hearn
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Glen Cavender
Second Unit
Second Unit
Elmer Ellsworth
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Harry Brand
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Al Boasberg
Adaptation
Adaptation
William Pittenger
Book
Book
Charles Henry Smith
Adaptation
Adaptation
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