The General (1926) movie poster

The General (1926)

"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."
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👍 84%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 92%
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Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Runtime
1h 19m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.9/10 (1,386 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
92%

Cast

Buster Keaton as Johnnie Gray · 86% avg
Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender as Captain Anderson
Jim Farley as General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom as A Southern General
Frank Barnes as Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith as Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton as Union General

Is The General good?

Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.

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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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