The general and several of our favorite movies seem to keep disappearing with few if any options to obtain them. Fulllength silent movie april 15, 2019 by joi leave a comment buster keaton took on the role of director, writer, and star in this 1926 silent movie classic. Buster keaton johnnie gray marion mack annabelle lee glen. Keatons the general and the pernicious myths of the. As well as allowing keatons love of trains full reign as he demonstrates and. The general buster keaton full length action movie english. The general w buster keaton fullhd video dailymotion. Buster keaton our hospitality 1923 full movie duration.
The general 1926 starring buster keaton public domain movies. It was adapted by al boasberg, bruckman, keaton, charles henry. The general 1926 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One of buster keaton s most hilarious and most popular comedies. Lee bronze from charlottesville may have been chucked on the scrap heap, but what about another general, not a human but the machine piloted by. Buster keaton plays johnny gray, a southern railroad engineer who loves his train engine, the general, almost as much as he loves annabelle lee marion mack. Buster keaton starred in the film and codirected it with clyde bruckman. The story was adapted from the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. When union spies steal an engineers beloved locomotive, he pursues it singlehandedly and straight through enemy lines.
The general is a 1926 american silent comedy film released by united artists. The copies previously uploaded here were either incomplete or too blurry. The cast and crew arrived in cottage grove, oregon, on may 27, 1926, with 18 freight cars full of civil warera cannons, rebuilt passenger cars. He is best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname the great stone face. With buster keaton, marion mack, glen cavender, jim farley. When the civil war begins he is tued down for service because hes more valuable as an engineer. This is the link to the website that i got the movie from.
The general is directed by buster keaton, clyde bruckman with the participation of many famous actors such as buster keaton, marion mack, etc. The film also stars marion mack as annabelle lee, johnnies love interest, glen cavender captain anderson, and jim farley general thatcher. The general is a 1926 american silent film comedy film released by united artists. Johnnie gray keaton is an engineer who loves his locomotive, named the general. Lauded by film critics over the years as the greatest of buster keatons films, if not the. Buster keaton the general 1926 silent movie action comedy. Buster keaton johnnie gray marion mack annabelle lee glen cavender captain anderson jim farley general thatcher frederick vroom. As well as allowing keatons love of trains full reign as he demonstrates and probably. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman at the time of its initial release, the general. It was inspired by the great locomotive chase, a true story of an event that occurred during the american civil war. Inspired by the great locomotive chase, which happened in 1862, the film stars.
This is a black and white movie staring buster keaton. The general buster keaton 1926 mgm buster keaton in the general 1926 buster keaton and charles. Brilliantly filmed and fueled with classic physical comedy, the general captures buster keaton at his timeless best. The film stars buster keaton who codirected it with clyde bruckman. The general buster keaton full length action movie.
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