The General
Buster Keaton1926-12-25
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
8
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 |