The General (1926)

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Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

• Released: 1926-12-25
• Genres: Comedy, War, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 19m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,491 votes

Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton.

Top cast

• Buster Keaton as Johnnie Gray
• Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee
• Glen Cavender as Captain Anderson
• Jim Farley as General Thatcher
• Frederick Vroom as A Southern General
• Frank Barnes as Annabelle's Brother
• Charles Henry Smith as Annabelle's Father
• Joe Keaton as Union General
• Mike Donlin as Union General
• Tom Nawn as Union General

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The General

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, Philo, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Filmzie, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Filmzie, YouTube Free, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Beta, Plex
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix, Kino Film Collection, Kino Film Collection Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Hoopla, Filmzie, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Beamafilm, Hoopla, Filmzie, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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