Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 02/05/1927(USA)
Release Date: 11/11/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2/DD5.1
Run Time: 78 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Kino

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, thinking him a coward, turns her back on him. When Northern spies steal the General (and, unwittingly, Annabelle), the story switches from drama and romance to adventure mixed with Keaton's trademark deadpan humor as he uses every means possible to catch up to the General, thwart the Yankees, and rescue his darling Annabelle -- for starters. As always, Keaton performs his own stunts, combining his prodigious dexterity, impeccable comic timing, and expressive body language to convey more emotion than the stars of any of the talkies that were soon to dominate cinema.

~ Emru Townsend, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Buster Keaton - Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack - Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender - Capt. Anderson
Jim Farley - Gen, Thatcher
Fred Vroom - Southern General
Richard Allen - His Son
Joe Keaton - Union General
Mike Donlin - Union General
Tom Nawn - Union General

Production:
Clyde Bruckman Buster Keaton - Director
Joseph M. Schenck - Producer
Buster Keaton J. Sherman Kell - Editor
Charles Smith Clyde Bruckman Buster Keaton Al Boasberg - Screen Writer
William Pittinger - Book Author
Bert Haines - Cinematographer
Devereaux Jennings - Cinematographer
Fred C. Ryle - Makeup
Fred Gabourie - Technical Director
Harry Barnes - Additional Editing

1988 Library of Congress

2004 Toronto International Film Festival

2003 Telluride Film Festival