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Rejected by the Confederate army as unfit and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marian Mack), young Johnnie Gray (Keaton) sets out to single-handedly win the war with the help of his cherished locomotive. What follows is, without exaggeration, probably the most cleverly choreographed comedy ever recorded on celluloid. Johnnie wages war against hijackers, an errant cannon, and the unpredictable hand of fate while roaring along the iron rails -- exploiting the comic potential of Keaton's favorite filmic prop: the train. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Buster Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Limelight (1952)
Marion Mack
USA
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The General (1926)
Glen Cavender
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
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Jim Farley
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
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The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV movie) - a.f.
Frederick Vroom
Canada
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The General (1926)
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Joe Keaton
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Our Hospitality (1923)
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Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
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Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)
Edward Hearn
USA
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The General (1926)
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Eddie Foster
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
The General (1926)
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Al St. John
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
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Boris Karloff
UK
Best movies:
The General (1926)
Scarface (1932)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Budd Fine
USA
Best movies:
The General (1926)
The Window (1949)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)