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The General

Dir. Clyde Bruckman·1926·1h 19m

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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The General (1926)

Clyde Bruckman

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1h 19m
Cross-source blend ~79/100

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United States of America

Ratings

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7.9/10

1,399 votes

Rating consensus

79/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~79/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn

Union General

Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

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