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The General

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

★ 7.9 1926 79 min NR ComedyWarRomance

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny 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.

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Release
1926-12-25
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.9/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions
Topicscannonarmygeneralsouthern usaspyfiancébridgeengineer

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