Cinematic background from The General 1926 - 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.

The General

1926

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Directors:
Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Writers:
Clyde Bruckman, William Pittenger, Paul Gerard Smith, Al Boasberg, Charles Henry Smith, Buster Keaton
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Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting in front of an old steam engine train; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man walking across a train tracks near a forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men with guns; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing next to a train on a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old steam train crossing a bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of people on horses in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman standing next to each other in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of an empty train track; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a young woman in a dress; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on top of a train track; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of people riding horses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man with a bow tie is sitting in a train car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man holding a banjo near a large object; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a boat in the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A woman standing next to a train on the train tracks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting on a bench next to a train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a woman in front of two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A train is on a bridge over a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man walking down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on the side of a train looking out of the window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of men on horseback in a town; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A group of people sitting on a train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of two men standing next to an old train; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a western town; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man holding a rifle standing next to a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a train track next to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men working on a train track; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old train is traveling down the tracks; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old steam engine train traveling through the woods; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A woman and a man working on an engine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man in a suit and tie looking at another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man hanging on to a wooden pole; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black - and - white photo of a train on the tracks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man leaning on a bench under a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a woman sitting in a train car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on the front of an old train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing on a train tracks near a train; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man sitting on a bench next to an old train car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing in front of tents at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a man standing in front of a line of clotheslines; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old black and white photo of a person on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old train is traveling down the train tracks; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old black and white photo of a man riding a train; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man and a woman sitting on a couch in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – An old photo of a woman standing on top of a boat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men on bicycles; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a man standing next to a train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black - and - white photo of a waterfall and a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A black and white photo of a group of men standing next to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A man standing next to a pile of wood on top of a boat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The General” (1926), directed by Buster Keaton – A woman and a man working on an old train engine; Wide shot, High angle