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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.
Buster Keaton sitting on the floor with a film camera on top of him, as if the camera fell on Keaton.
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Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, with her dog, Toto, from the motion picture film The Wizard of Oz (1939); directed by Mervyn LeRay. (cinema, movies)
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The General: References & Edit History

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Media added. Feb 21, 2025
Modified age appropriateness: Turner Classic Movies - The General. Apr 06, 2020
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - The General. Apr 18, 2017
Added photograph. Mar 27, 2014
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Arts and Culture - The General. Jun 10, 2011
New article added. Apr 07, 2010
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