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Revenue: $1,000,000
Budget: $750,000
Profit: + $250,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Dec 25, 1926
Rating: 1926-12-26
Run Time: 1h 19m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America , United Kingdom
Production Companies: Joseph M. Schenck Productions , Buster Keaton Productions
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Synopsis
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Writing | Adaptation |
Al Boasberg
Charles Henry Smith
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Screenplay |
Buster Keaton
Clyde Bruckman
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Book |
William Pittenger
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Directing | Director |
Buster Keaton
Clyde Bruckman
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Assistant Director |
Edward Hearn
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Editing | Editor |
Buster Keaton
Sherman Kell
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Production | Producer |
Buster Keaton
Joseph M. Schenck
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Production Manager |
Fred Gabourie
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Production Coordinator |
Harry Brand
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Crew | Stunts |
Buster Keaton
Earl Mohan
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Second Unit |
Glen Cavender
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Art | Art Direction |
Fred Gabourie
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Set Decoration |
Harry Roselotte
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Construction Foreman |
Frank Barnes
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Camera | First Assistant Camera |
Harry J. Wild
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Director of Photography |
Bert Haines
Devereaux Jennings
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Grip |
Frank Barnes
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Camera Operator |
Byron Houck
Elmer Ellsworth
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Still Photographer |
Dal Clawson
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Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Fred Carlton Ryle
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Department | Role | Name |