The General (1926)
(video) A short selection from the movie. The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. Inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, which happened in 1862, the film stars Buster Keaton who co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman. It was adapted by Al Boasberg, Bruckman, Keaton, Paul Girard Smith (uncredited) and Charles Henry Smith (uncredited) from the memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger.
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Cast:
- Buster Keaton — Johnnie Gray
- Charles Henry Smith — Annabelle's Father
- Frederick Vroom — A Confederate General
- Glen Cavender — Captain Anderson
- Jim Farley — General Thatcher
- Joe Keaton — Union General
- Buster Keaton
- Marion Mack
- Marion Mack— Annabelle Lee
- Mike Donlin — Union General
- Tom Nawn — Union General