tt0017925 The General (1926)Director :

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Genre : Comedy, Romance, War, Action

Cast : (Complete credited cast) , Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee , Glen Cavender as Captain Anderson , Jim Farley as General Thatcher , Frederick Vroom as A Southern General , Charles Henry Smith as Annabelle's Father (as Charles Smith) , Frank Barnes as Annabelle's Brother , Joe Keaton as Union General , Mike Donlin as Union General , Tom Nawn as Union General , Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray

Plot : When Union spies tiptoe an engineer’s prized locomotive, he pursues it odd man out handedly plus at once done opponent lines.

Run Time : Australia:107 min | Spain:80 min (1982 version) | Spain:83 min (1962 version) | USA:75 min (2003 alternate version)

Country : USA

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Filming Locations : Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA

Company : Buster Keaton Productions

Trivia : The picture upon unveil was a box place of work mishap along with got curl of negative reviews. inside reply to that, the workshop advised Buster Keaton that he was at the moment restrained to picture making. After this, the workshop may well not accept him variety his own movies, he saw to do anything the workshop came apart him to make.

Goofs : Continuity: When Annabelle Lee is chattered in the Union quarters by two soldiers, her clothing are soaking soaked fancy the rain apparently evident ready a window, excluding the soldiers’ clothing are dry.

Tag Lines : Love, Locomotives and Laughs

Plot Summary : Johnnie delight in his inform ("The General") with Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is spinned slurp given that provision as he’s supplementary important for an engineer. Annabelle thinks it’s as he’s a coward. Union spies obtain The General along furthermore Annabelle on board. Johnny must rescue both his loves.

Johnnie Gray has two relishes inside his life: his engine also his girl, Annabelle Lee. The War Between the States begins plus an take on on Fort Sumter, also Johnnie is the foremost inside row at the recruitment office. But the taking officer rejects him (not repeating him the reason: he is several important to the South for an engineer). Annabelle believes he didn’t yet attempt to enlist, also she refuses to yet get in meet with him awaiting he is inside uniform. Time passes also Union spies hatch a design concerning Johnnie’s engine, The General. Not merely do they creep The General sec Johnnie also the passengers are off the show effecting dinner, except they kidnap Annabelle who was likewise on board. Johnnie pursues The General inside an extra engine, The Texas. Through a lot of mishaps he becomes the Unionists’ solitary pursuer. When the Unionists find out the show chasing one another has merely lone mature person aboard, the prolonged seek ends, also Johnnie hardly escapes plus his life. Johnnie is at the moment at the rear of rival lines. He wanders the woodland in the course of a rainstorm at that time discovers a house, which he breaks into, grabbing whatsoever nutrition he can. It turns out the Unionists who stole The General are by track of the place of dwelling for a base of operations. While hiding not conscious to the banquet table, Johnnie learns the truth of their then design opposition the Confederates. More importantly, he discovers they experience Annabelle Lee, whom he knowledgeable not at all expected was likewise on The General while it was taken. Johnnie manages to run off plus Annabelle also obtain muck inside with The General. Now the Unionists are pursuing Johnnie, except if he also Annabelle might outrace one another they might inform the Confederates of the Union’s most modern plan.

Union solders withstand stolen The General, a Confederate show manned by Johnnie Gray, who was powerless to enlist inside the Confederate army as he is desired for an engineer. The Union ideas to routine the show to come wakeful with its military inside a slip combat hostile the Confederates. But at the present it’s wakeful to Gray also his love, Annabelle Lee, to recuperate The General, recross opponent lines, also advocate the Confederates.

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