The General

Synopsis

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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Cast

Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

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Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

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Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin

Union General

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Tom Nawn

Union General

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Henry Baird

Soldier (uncredited)

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Joe Bricher

Soldier (uncredited)

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Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

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Sergeant Bukowski

Officer (uncredited)

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C.C. Cruson

Officer (uncredited)

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Jack Dempster

Raider (uncredited)

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Keith Fennell

Soldier (uncredited)

Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

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Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

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Ronald Gilstrap

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Fred Gabourie Art Direction
• Harry Roselotte Set Decoration
• Frank Barnes Construction Foreman

Camera

• Devereaux Jennings Director of Photography
• Bert Haines Director of Photography
• Byron Houck Camera Operator
• Frank Barnes Grip
• Dal Clawson Still Photographer
• Elmer Ellsworth Camera Operator
• Harry J. Wild First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Fred Carlton Ryle Makeup Artist

Crew

• Buster Keaton Stunts
• Earl Mohan Stunts
• Glen Cavender Second Unit

Directing

• Clyde Bruckman Director
• Buster Keaton Director
• Edward Hearn Assistant Director

Editing

• Buster Keaton Editor
• Sherman Kell Editor

Production

• Buster Keaton Producer
• Joseph M. Schenck Producer
• Fred Gabourie Production Manager
• Harry Brand Production Coordinator

Writing

• Buster Keaton Screenplay
• Clyde Bruckman Screenplay
• Charles Henry Smith Adaptation
• William Pittenger Book
• Al Boasberg Adaptation

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