The General
Buster Keaton1926-12-25
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
7.952
79 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Buster Keaton | Johnnie Gray | Unowned |
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Marion Mack | Annabelle Lee | Unowned |
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Glen Cavender | Captain Anderson | Unowned |
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Jim Farley | General Thatcher | Unowned |
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Frederick Vroom | A Southern General | Unowned |
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Frank Barnes | Annabelle's Brother | Unowned |
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Charles Henry Smith | Annabelle's Father | Unowned |
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Joe Keaton | Union General | Unowned |
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Mike Donlin | Union General | Unowned |
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Tom Nawn | Union General | Unowned |
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Henry Baird | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Bricher | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmy Bryant | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sergeant Bukowski | Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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C.C. Cruson | Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Dempster | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Keith Fennell | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Budd Fine | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Foster | Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ronald Gilstrap | Union Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Hagney | Confederate Recruiter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Hanford | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Hanlon | Bit Part (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Hanson | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Anthony Harvey | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Hearn | Union Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hilliard Karr | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elgin Lessley | Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Louis Lewyn | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jackie Lowe | Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Lynn | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ross McCutcheon | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Moran | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Phillips | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Red Rial | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al St. John | Officer on Horseback (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harold Terry | Union Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Thomas | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Red Thompson | Raider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Walsh | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenneth Hawley Ward | Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Wilson | Union Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jean Woodward | (uncredited) | Unowned |