# The General

Title: The General Summary: When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines. Directed by: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton Actors: Production Company: Buster Keaton Productions Release Date: 24 February 1927 (France) Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1 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.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1926
- Runtime: 1 h 46 min
- By: Buster Keaton Productions
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Western, War, Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheGeneral720p1926)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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