Characters & Themes
The General (1926) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1926 · 79 mins
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- Directed by
- Clyde Bruckman
- Starring
- Buster Keaton, James Walsh, Anthony Harvey, John Wilson, Jim Farley, Al St. John
Buster’s comedic touch makes The General a trainload of laughter. Amid the Civil War, Union spies seize engineer Johnny Gray’s beloved locomotive, The General, with his sweetheart Annabelle in a boxcar. Johnny embarks on a daring solo chase to reclaim the train and rescue Annabelle.
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