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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: Apr 29, 2025
Rating: 1926-12-26
Run Time: 1h 19m
Original Language: English
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Production Countries: United States of America
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| Directing | Director |
Clyde Bruckman
Buster Keaton
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| Assistant Director |
Edward Hearn
|
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Buster Keaton
Clyde Bruckman
|
| Adaptation |
Charles Henry Smith
Al Boasberg
|
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| Book |
William Pittenger
|
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Devereaux Jennings
Bert Haines
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| Camera Operator |
Byron Houck
Elmer Ellsworth
|
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| Grip |
Frank Barnes
|
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| Still Photographer |
Dal Clawson
|
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| First Assistant Camera |
Harry J. Wild
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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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| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist |
Fred Carlton Ryle
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| Department | Role | Name |





