The General

(1926)

Action / Comedy / Western

80 minutes

Directed by Clyde Bruckman

Cast: Buster Keaton and Marion Mack

In what many consider his finest film, Buster Keaton portrays a southern railroad engineer who is as devoted to his train, The General, as he is to his girlfriend, Annabelle Lee.

After being refused enlistment due to his value as a train engineer Johnnie must support the Southern cause on the railroad while trying to convince his girlfriend he is not a coward for not fighting in the Civil War. When his train is stolen by Northern spies, and Annabelle along with it, Johnnie tries everything to save his train and girlfriend.