"The
general"
Maquinista de La General
General (Motion picture : 1927)
Bruckman, Clyde
1894-1955
film director,
screenwriter.
Keaton, Buster
1895-1966
actor,
film director,
screenwriter.
Mack, Marion
1902-1989
actor.
Joseph M. Schenck Productions
production company.
Cinetel Films
film distributor.
moving image
videorecording
Silent films.
Slapstick comedy films.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Streaming video.
cau
1927
monographic
eng
1 online resource (1 video file (78 min.)) : sound, black and white
Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he's more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it's because he's a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves. --
Joseph M. Schenck presents a United Artists production ; written and directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman ; adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith.
Originally distributed by United Artists.
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Charles Smith, Frank Barnes, Joe Keaton, Mike Donlin, Tom Nawn.
Cinematographers, Dev Jennings and Bert Haines.
Silent, with English intertitles and musical accompaniment; optional Spanish subtitles.
Winner of the National Film Registry Award
General (Locomotive)
Locomotive engineers
Drama
Railroad trains
Drama
United States
History
Civil War, 1861-1865
Drama
Confederate States of America
History
Drama
Great locomotive chase
Pittenger, William,
1840-1904
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