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The General 1926 123movies

The General 1926 123movies

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.Dec. 25, 192679 Min.
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Watch: The General 1926 123movies, Full Movie Online – Johnnie loves his train (“The General”) and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned down for service because he’s more valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it’s because he’s a coward. Union spies capture The General with Annabelle on board. Johnnie must rescue both his loves..
Plot: 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.
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8.2/10 Votes: 91,699
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N/A Votes: 952 Popularity: 12.865 | TMDB

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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 soon caught being enemy lines where he learns of their dastardly plan to attack. Can he get back with his gal and tell his confederates of the Unionist plans? There is something about the quality of the images – they are pretty much prefect; even when the train in rattling along a-pace. There are loads of skirmishes supporting a properly constructed, and exciting, story with plenty of drama and sometimes some quite scary bits too, all jammed into just over an hour. The version I saw had been re-scored by Carl Davis and that added immeasurably to the pace and tension – and the romance – and helped create a superb piece of cinema.
Review By: CinemaSerf

Just amazing.

Really, really impressive scenes with the railway engines and a physically incredible Keaton.

Review By: Andres Gomez
The Genius of Buster Keaton
Probably Buster Keaton’s best film, and oddly enough, it’s not even a straightforward comedy – it’s actually an action film, with clever doses of romance and comedy tossed in for good measure. `The General’, which is set during the Civil War, is about a train engineer named Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton, of course) who tries to enlist in the Confederate Army . . . and is turned down because the army feels he’d be much more valuable for the war effort as an engineer instead of a soldier. However, through a series of misunderstandings, both Johnny’s family and his girl think he’s a coward, and they refuse to speak to him until he becomes a soldier. Months pass, and Johnny, sad and alone, is piloting his train – the General – when it is stolen from him by the North. Johnny’s efforts to recover the General – and to win back his girl’s love – become an unbelievably funny and action-packed series of events, as Johnny tries to go from being a sad-sack buffoon to being a hero.

If you haven’t watched many silent films, they demand a greater amount of attention than `normal’ film – there are no audio cues; and volumes can be spoken with a simple facial expression. Buster Keaton is amazingly expressive, as he’s fully capable of going from wildly happy to downtrodden and sad in the blink of an eye. While funny, Keaton is much more than just a clownish figure – he manages to evoke a lot of sympathy as well, and he genuinely becomes what can only be described as an action hero as well. His timing, whether for a joke or for a tender moment, is absolutely impeccable.

What’s also great about `The General’ is the sheer amount of stunts and physical humor – a movie like this couldn’t be made today. No amount of insurance would cover it. Keaton does all his own stunts, and manages to perform a number of feats that are simultaneously hilarious and dangerous – he chases down `The General’ with a bike, he sits on a moving cattlecatcher, knocking away railroad ties with a tie of his own. All these stunts are fantastic, but it’s scary to think that any one of these probably could’ve killed Keaton if something even went slightly wrong.

`The General’ is a lot more than slapstick. Personally, I think it’s one of the first films to push the envelope of movies – it goes for action, romance, and humor, and it pulls all of those elements together into a terrific movie. If you’ve never seen Buster Keaton – or, for that matter, a silent film – go find this one and watch it. It’s a classic. A+

Review By: MadReviewer
An instant favorite
I haven’t had so much fun watching a movie for a long time. The General is a silent comedy (mostly slapstick) about Johnny Gray, a train engineer with two loves: his engine and Annabelle Lee. Annabelle soon dumps him because of his failure to enlist into the Civil War (they would not take him because he was too valuable as an engineer). Things are then sped up a year, where we see some Union commanders planning to hijack a train to unleash a highly sophisticated master plan. As it so happens, they steal Johnny’s engine, a big mistake.

Buster Keaton does a phenomenal performance as Johnny. His face and character is ideal for this type of comedy. He reminds me a lot of Leslie Nielsen from the Naked Gun movies (but, of course, less old). He is often ignorant of what is going on around him, leading to plenty of laughs. This also makes him a very charismatic character.

There are countless train related jokes. The first one comes right at the beginning, when we see Johnny being followed by two kids and a woman, in a line much like a train. The bulk of the movie is made up of Johnny running a train, either chasing or fleeing from the Union soldiers. The movement and maneuvering of the trains is beautiful. The stunt work is an incredible accomplishment. The finale is explosive.

The General was a lot of fun to watch. It gave me more laughs than most modern comedies, and had plenty of substance on top of that. This is enough for me to label it as one of the greatest comedies ever. After my first viewing, it instantly became one of my favorites. It is timeless gem that should be watched at least once by anyone interested in movies.

Review By: vovazhd

Other Information:

Original Title The General
Release Date 1926-12-25
Release Year 1926

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 7 min (67 min), 1 hr 47 min (107 min) (Australia), 1 hr 20 min (80 min) (1982) (Spain), 1 hr 23 min (83 min) (1962) (Spain), 1 hr 15 min (75 min) (2003 alternate) (USA), 1 hr 18 min (78 min) (24 fps)
Budget 750000
Revenue 1000000
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
Writer Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Al Boasberg
Actors Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
Country United States
Awards 2 wins & 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Silent
Aspect Ratio 1.33 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,165 m (8 reels) (20 fps) (Sweden), 2,286 m (8 reels) (20 fps) (USA)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm

The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
The General 1926 123movies
Original title The General
TMDb Rating 8.017 952 votes

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