The General (1926)
With Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Charles Henry Smith, Joe Keaton, Glen Cavender, Frederick Vroom, Frank Hagney, Al St. John
Directed by Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists. It was inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the American Civil War. The story was adapted from the 1889 memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film stars Buster Keaton, who also co-directed it along with Clyde Bruckman.
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