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The General

"Why didn't you enlist?" "They wouldn't take me."

"Why didn't you enlist?" "They wouldn't take me."

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"Why didn't you enlist?"
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"They wouldn't take me."
Duration
10 seconds
Views
297
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:38
Uploaded
Feb 02, 2025
Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Production
Joseph M. Schenck Productions,Buster Keaton Productions

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Movie Summary

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...
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...