Watch The General (1926) Free Online

Release Date: 1926   Duration: 107 min

Cast: Mike Donlin, Joe Keaton, Buster Keaton, Frederick Vroom, Jim Farley, Boris Karloff, Tom Nawn, Frank Barnes, Charles Henry Smith, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender

Categories: Movies, Romance Film, Action film, Comedy, Comedy film, War film

The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, which happened in 1862. Buster Keaton starred in the film and co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman. It was adapted by Al Boasberg, Bruckman, Keaton, Charles Henry Smith and Paul Girard Smith from the memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film, an...  MORE

The General is a 1926 American silent comedy film released by United Artists inspired by the Great Locomotive Chase, which happened in 1862. Buster Keaton starred in the film and co-directed it with Clyde Bruckman. It was adapted by Al Boasberg, Bruckman, Keaton, Charles Henry Smith and Paul Girard Smith from the memoir The Great Locomotive Chase by William Pittenger. The film, an adventure-epic classic made toward the end of the silent era, received both poor reviews by critics and weak box-office results at its original release, but is now considered by critics as one of the greatest films ever made. However, because of its huge budget and poor box office, Keaton lost his independence as a film-maker and was forced into a restrictive deal with MGM. In 1956, the film entered the public domain due to the claimant's failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. LESS