The General (1927)Stream and Watch Online

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The General' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The General' right now, here are some finer points about the Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions war 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 put together reviews from 1,229 knowledgeable users.

Want 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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