The General
Summary:
Buster Keaton plays Johnny Gray, a Southern railroad engineer who loves his train engine, The General, almost as much as he loves Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack). When the opening shots of the Civil War are fired at Fort Sumter, Johnny tries to enlist -- and he is deemed too useful as an engineer to be a soldier. All Johnny knows is that he's been rejected, and Annabelle}... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Buster Keaton - (Johnnie Gray)
Marion Mack - (Annabelle Lee)
Glen Cavender - (Capt. Anderson)
Jim Farley - (Gen, Thatcher)
Fred Vroom - (Southern General)
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Review:
Buster Keaton perfectly balanced romance, action and comedy in his most admired film and personal favorite, a Civil War story about an engineer and his eponymous locomotive. Based on a true incident involving a hijacked Confederate train, Keaton strove to make the film as authentic as possible, shooting on location in Oregon to get the proper... Continue >>
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