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The General

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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 ene...
Director
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Year
1926
Genre
action, adventure, comedy
Box Office
N/A
Production
Joseph M. Schenck Productions,Buster Keaton Productions
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination
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Occupation - The General 00:09
Occupation
The Western and Atlantic Flyer speeding into Marietta - The General 00:22
The Western and Atlantic Flyer speeding into Marietta
There were two loves in his live. - The General 00:11
There were two loves in his live.
There were two loves in his life - The General 00:08
There were two loves in his life
Fort Sumter has been fired upon - The General 00:20
Fort Sumter has been fired upon
Aren't you going to enlist - The General 00:04
Aren't you going to enlist
"Your name?" - The General 00:16
"Your name?"
"Don't enlist him. He is more valuable to the South as an engineer." - The General 00:09
"Don't enlist him. He is more valuable to the Sout...
"William Brown." - The General 00:12
"William Brown."
If you lose this war don't blame me - The General 00:06
If you lose this war don't blame me
"Did Johnnie enlist?" - The General 00:11
"Did Johnnie enlist?"
Did Johnnie enlist - The General 00:21
Did Johnnie enlist
"He's a disgrace to the South. - The General 00:05
"He's a disgrace to the South.
"Why didn't you enlist?" - The General 00:10
"Why didn't you enlist?"
Why didn't you enlist - The General 00:24
Why didn't you enlist
"Please don't lie. I don't want you to speak to me again until you are in uniform. - The General 00:11
"Please don't lie. I don't want you to speak ...
A year later. In a Union encampment just North of Chattanooga. - The General 00:08
A year later. In a Union encampment just North of Chattanoog...
General Thatcher, and his chief spy, Captain Anderson. - The General 00:20
General Thatcher, and his chief spy, Captain Anderson.
"We will enter the South as civilians coming from the neutral state of Kentucky to join the southern cause." - The General 00:11
"We will enter the South as civilians coming from the n...
"At Big Shanty we will steal the train while the passengers and the crew are at dinner, - The General 00:20
"At Big Shanty we will steal the train while the passen...
"Then the day you steal the train I will have General Parker advance to meet you." - The General 00:10
"Then the day you steal the train I will have General P...
"As soon as I arrive I will let you know how seriously father is wounded." - The General 00:09
"As soon as I arrive I will let you know how seriously ...
Three men stole my General - The General 00:07
Three men stole my General
"Why not stop and fight them?" - The General 00:12
"Why not stop and fight them?"
The Southern army facing Chattanooga is ordered to retreat." - The General 00:07
The Southern army facing Chattanooga is ordered to retreat.&...
General Parker's victorious Northern army advancing. - The General 00:05
General Parker's victorious Northern army advancing.
"There is only one man on that engine." - The General 00:05
"There is only one man on that engine."
In the enemy's country, hopelessly lost, helplessly cold and horribly hungry. - The General 00:09
In the enemy's country, hopelessly lost, helplessly col...
This girl was in the baggage car when we stole the train - The General 00:12
This girl was in the baggage car when we stole the train
"We had better stay here until daybreak to see where we are." - The General 00:08
"We had better stay here until daybreak to see where we...
"It was so brave of you to risk your life, coming into the enemy's country, just to save me." - The General 00:12
"It was so brave of you to risk your life, coming into ...
Refreshing night's rest - The General 00:11
Refreshing night's rest
"We've got to get back to our lines somehow and warn them of this coming attack." - The General 00:10
"We've got to get back to our lines somehow and wa...
"I will get that spy before he reaches the Southern lines. You follow with the supply trains as planned." - The General 00:11
"I will get that spy before he reaches the Southern lin...
The Northern division nearing the bridge to meet the supply trains. - The General 00:08
The Northern division nearing the bridge to meet the supply ...
"That bridge is not burned enough to stop you, and my men will ford the river." - The General 00:10
"That bridge is not burned enough to stop you, and my m...
Heroes of the day - The General 00:07
Heroes of the day
"I had to wear it to get through the lines." - The General 00:10
"I had to wear it to get through the lines."
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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 ene...

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Director: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writer: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Al Boasberg
Production: Joseph M. Schenck Productions,Buster Keaton Productions
Genre: action, adventure, comedy
Year: 1926
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 8.2
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 02 Jan 1927
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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