Fan CastingThe General
by Buster Keaton, William Pittenger, Al Boasberg, Clyde Bruckman
Story added by guam2020 on September 17, 2020
One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnnie Gray facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnnie's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity.read more
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