

NR · 79 min
The General
Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
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...
Release
Dec 25, 1926
Type
Limited
Budget
$750K
Breakeven
$1.9M(2.5x)
Gross
$1,000,000
Profit
-$875,000
Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.
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.
Release
Dec 25, 1926
Type
Limited
Budget
$750K
Breakeven
$1.9M(2.5x)
Gross
$1,000,000
Profit
-$875,000
NR · 79 min