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The General

Where to Watch The General (1927) Online

1927Movie"Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter."

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The General' on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Clyde Bruckman-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The General' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The General' right now, here are some details about the Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions adventure flick.

Released January 15th, 1927, 'The General' stars Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a user score of 80 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1,264 experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

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