The General (1926 film)
The General is a 1926 film in which, after being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.
- Directed by Clyde Bruckman. Written by Al Boasberg.
The tale of a lad, a lass and a locomotive. (taglines)
Dialogue
[edit]- Annabelle's brother: Fort Sumter has been fired upon.
- Mr. Lee: Then the war is here.
- Annabelle's brother: Yes, dad, and I'm going to be one of the first to enlist.
- Annabelle Lee: Did Johnnie enlist?
- Annabelle's brother: He didn't even get in line.
- Mr. Lee: He's a disgrace to the South.
- Annabelle Lee: Why didn't you enlist?
- Johnnie Gray: They wouldn't take me.
- Annabelle Lee Please don't lie I don't want you to speak to me again until you are in uniform.
- Johnnie Gray: We had better stay here until daybreak to see where we are.
- Annabelle Lee: It was so brave of you to risk your life, coming into the enemy's country, just to save me.
- Recruiter: Occupation?
- Johnnie Gray: Soldier!
Taglines
[edit]- The tale of a lad, a lass and a locomotive.
- Love, Locomotives and Laughs
- Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
- The laugh hit spectacular of the year.
Cast
[edit]- Buster Keaton — Johnnie Gray
- Marion Mack — Annabelle Lee
- Glen Cavender — Union Captain Anderson
- Jim Farley — General Thatcher
- Frederick Vroom — a Confederate general
- Charles Smith — Annabelle's father
- Frank Barnes — Annabelle's brother
- Joe Keaton — a Union general
- Mike Donlin — a Union general
- Tom Nawn — a Union general
External links
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- The General quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- The General (1926 film) at Allmovie
- The General at Filmsite.org