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Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray and Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee inside the cab of a steam locomotive in a scene from the silent film The General. Scene from the 1927 film The General showing the burning Rock River Bridge collapsing as the locomotive The Texas falls into the river, with riders on horseback nearby.
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Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray and Marion Mack as Annabelle Lee inside the cab of a steam locomotive in a scene from the silent film The General.
Buster Keaton: The General Buster Keaton and Marion Mack in The General (1927), a film directed by Keaton.

The General

film by Keaton [1927]
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The General, American silent comedy film, released in 1927, starring and directed by comedian Buster Keaton, and cited by many film historians as one of the greatest American movies. It is set during the American Civil War (1861–65) and highlights the theme of personal redemption. Keaton played Johnny Gray, the engineer of the steam engine The General, who is mistaken for a coward when he is rejected for service in the Confederate Army because he...

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