• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1926-12-25
  • Runtime79 minutes
  • TaglineBuster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
  • Revenue1,000,000$
  • GenreAction, Adventure, Comedy, War
  • Production
    CompaniesJoseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
  • Budget750,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Buster Keaton

Marion Mack

Glen Cavender

Jim Farley

Frederick Vroom

Joe Keaton

Mike Donlin