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The General
Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnnie 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. From TMDB
47 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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The General is a 1926 comedy war romance film, directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, starring Marion Mack, Glen Cavender and Jim Farley.
- 39 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy
- posts span Feb 26, 2016 to Nov 4, 2026
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47 of 47 · most liked firstShowing my Film History upper division kids CITY LIGHTS and THE GENERAL tonight.
neutral · AI labelView post →In case you missed it ~ The General Insurance cross-promotion commercial for the new Street Fighter movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you *seen* The General? The entire movie is a chase scene told comically. Hell, at one point he nearly shoot his own train with his own cannon, in a single take/single shot. Just brilliant.
positive · AI labelView post →Buster Keaton in 'The General' I first saw this film at the place that would become the peculiarium in Portland Oregon back in the late 90s and I busted a gut. I also saw Ace Ventura and mars attacks there.
positive · AI labelView post →#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday THE WEIGHT was a pleasant surprise with a great ending. Gorgeous photography too. THE GENERAL is my 4th B. Keaton film. Disappointed - though technically perfect, esp. for its time. But the Lost Cause bs tainted it and it just wasn’t as funny as the other 3.
neutral · AI labelView post →From the 1926 silent film “The General”
neutral · AI labelView post →Posters for “The General” (1927) from The USA, Germany, Poland and France #Comedon #TheGeneral #BusterKeaton #SilentFilm
neutral · AI labelView post →Netanyahu demands investigation into soldiers who spoke in Gaza film NAZA. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X on October 11. He wrote: I demand that the Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Shin Bet, and the Attorney General initiate a comprehensive investigation against the participants in the film ZAZ and bring them to trial for serious information security offenses, criminal defamation, and harm to Israel's political and security interests. The film presents a…
neutral · AI labelView post →my idea for a podcast is The General Purpose Podcast. it will be all things to all people. whatever your desire, it will be fulfilled. our audience is humanity writ large. our song is the sound of a thousand voices locked in unison and we will be heard. mostly guessing games and old movie recaps
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll be sharing some thoughts on the New Zealand artist Len Lye, who worked for the General Post Office Film Unit in the 1930s, making some dazzling animated shorts such as 'Rainbow Dance'.
neutral · AI labelView post →BOTD in 1895: the brilliant and babe-a-licious Buster Keaton. This year happens to be the centennial of his greatest movie, The General--you should absolutely watch it.
positive · AI labelView post →It was absolutely a kind of soft cultural propaganda - "look at the wonders of our fantastic society!" - but also resulted in some genuinely lovely artifacts and art. Night Mail, from the General Post Office Film Unit in 1936, is a perfect example.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie #1 - The Anniversary of The General #woovember10 #woovember #letterboxd #actionsky letterboxd.com/film/sherloc...
neutral · AI labelView post →The only ones I could remember from the top of my head are 'Birth of A Nation' (1915), which I rewatched back in 2024 nearly 30 years after the first time I watched it, and also 'The General' (1926) 🤔 I know I kept the handwritten list I made back then... #SilentMovies #FilmSky #MovieSky
neutral · AI labelView post →I just couldn't get into Excalibur and this is a great reason exactly why. OTOH I love Boorman's film The General, one of *the great* Brendan Gleeson performances.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've always described it (now that I'm older) as more of an action-adventure movie, with horrific elements. But I really just don't know what the General Consensus™️ is. Either way, it's one of my favorites (along with probably LOTS of other folks, haha).
neutral · AI labelView post →I'll be heading back to Brookings SD in a couple weeks to play for Keaton's "The General" at South Dakota State University, on a Reuter pipe organ at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. www.sdstate.edu/news/2026/09...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun Fact: Frederick Vroom was born before the American Civil War (!!) #Comedon #TheGeneral #BusterKeaton #SilentFilm #FrederickVroom
neutral · AI labelView post →A rare film of Chulalongkorn arriving at the General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm on 13 July 1897. Not sure if the big guy getting off the boat first is Oscar II, but he was received by him in Sweden.
neutral · AI labelView post →Soften up a horror film: I Softly Hawk a Loogie In the General Direction of Your Memorial
neutral · AI labelView post →New episode! The General @ 100 Years Old Feat Film Historian @danicoucou.bsky.social Orson Welles called it the greatest film ever, but is it? Listen by searching for 'MovieVersaries' on your podcast app or by clicking the link in our bio!
neutral · AI labelView post →(1967) A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL - Damiano Damiani Just beginning to recognize and be excited by Damiani's name on a movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Here's me on Brookings Radio today, talking about silent film accompaniment and Keaton's "The General". www.brookingsradio.com/news/intervi...
neutral · AI labelView post →11/16: American Movie (1999) 11/17: Repo Man (1984) 11/18: The House of the Devil (2009) 11/19: The General (1925) 11/20 The Hunger (1983) 11/21: Vanilla Sky (2001) 11/21: The Dark Crystal (1982) 11/22: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) 11/23: The World’s End (2013)
neutral · AI labelView post →Military subordinate in a movie, informing the General and the other troops: "Guys! You're gonna wanna see this:" youtu.be/QDST44QrXr4?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alfred Hitchcock was a very conservative Catholic, so if I had to give one piece of evidence against the Jewish conspiracy theory it would be his film Marnia—which exemplifies the GENERAL MORAL TREND of the culture—and not a Jewish conspiracy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Idk. The General audience might like if it's a "cool action hero guy blowing stuff up" kind of movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →-Seeing the first "I Know What You Did Last Summer" movie as a kid (I really shouldn't have, a bit graphic and not a piece of media kids should see) -The 90's film Arachnophobia (Gave me actual arachnophobia. The General is one scary ass spider.)
neutral · AI labelView post →It inspired the documentary COAL FACE (1935), which featured the first collaboration of Benjamin Britten and W. H. Auden, working for the General Post Office Film Unit. (Available to rent for a quid on the BFI website, although it really should be free to watch) player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film...
neutral · AI labelView post →Scenes from the Dallas premiere of TRUE STORIES at the General Cinema NorthPark I & II. KERA Collection. October 1986. youtu.be/UxpuBgTQSGA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Keeping in mind that favorite and best are very different. The Three and The Four Musketeers is my very favorite film. It was made as one project and is one film. I will die on this hill. The General. (1926) What's Up Doc Persuasion (1996) Wimbledon The Assassination Bureau And so many more!
neutral · AI labelView post →both featuring orchestral scores by Carl Davis. Many critics consider THE GENERAL to be the last great comedy of the silent era, and it consistently ranks as one of the greatest films of all time on international critics’ polls. Set during the Civil War and based on a true incident, the film is an
neutral · AI labelView post →What's a movie that you liked, but cannot rewatch for ... reasons? My two: 1. The General (1926), because Hollywood took the Great Locomotive Chase which was done by some Union guys, some of whom lost their lives over it, and catering to a lost-cause audience, turned it into a rebel caper.
negative · AI labelView post →TOMORROW at 7:30 PM, the Plaza celebrates #NationalSilentMovieDay! We are screening the greatest silent comedy of all time, THE GENERAL, featuring a spectacular live synchronized organ score by the legendary Ken Double. Skip streaming for one night! www.plazaatlanta.com/movie/silent...
neutral · AI labelView post →Great fun watching Buster Keaton's silent film masterpiece The General at Lucas Arts Theater in Savannah. The only bad thing was the unfortunate tendency of the audience to cheer for the traitors in gray. The "good guys" in the movie were Confederates, though they didn't show much good character.
positive · AI labelView post →"If you're such a film nerd, why haven't you seen [recent blockbuster] or [all-time classic]?" I'll get to them, man, but I'm watching for my own pleasure, not to join "the conversation" Anyway, I watched "Backrooms" (2026) and "The General" (1926), and they were both great
positive · AI labelView post →"Why?" I guess the current LLMs were prepared by this episode, cuz they just laugh and laugh at this question! #FlicksForAll #ThePrisoner #TheGeneral
neutral · AI labelView post →Was this episode to get the kids enthused with history, or to make them wary of being brainwashed by it? #FlicksForAll #ThePrisoner #TheGeneral
neutral · AI labelView post →This show is wild. Every episode is like its own little bubble of warped reality. #FlicksForAll #ThePrisoner #TheGeneral
neutral · AI labelView post →BENIFICENCE! #FlicksForAll #ThePrisoner #TheGeneral
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neutral · AI labelView post →Train chase scenes are really something modern movies are missing out on. #BusterKeaton #TheGeneral
positive · AI labelView post →This is Keaton’s masterpiece, a flawed one, yes. It’s not funny enough and the story could be developed more. But it is significant, flaws and all. The closest a film will ever get to flawed perfection.
positive · AI labelView post →There's quite a lot going on here - it is certainly comedic, but there is also plenty of action and even some romance in this American Civil War story. Keaton ("Johnnie") has been deemed more important as a railroad engineer so was rejected as a soldier - but this causes his girlfriend "Annabelle" and her family to think he is yella'! When the Yankees concoct a plan to steal his engine "The General" whilst she is travelling on it; he must use all his wits and guile to get them both back and is…
positive · AI labelView post →Just amazing. Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.
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