Southern train engineer Johnnie Gray (Buster Keaton) is turned down for service in the Confederate Army, but finds a way to help the cause when his beloved locomotive, The General, is taken by Union forces and he tries to recover it. Based on a true Civil War incident, this true classic of silent screen comedy co-stars Helen Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley; co-directed by Keaton and Clyde Bruckman. 78 min. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.
