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The General
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The General

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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Currently you are able to watch "The General" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kino Film Collection, Artiflix or for free with ads on Philo, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Filmzie, Tubi TV. It is also possible to rent "The General" on Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Apple TV Store online and to download it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.

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Synopsis

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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Where does The General rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The General is 8932 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved down the charts by -260 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Soarin' Around the World but less popular than Nina Forever.

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Cast

Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton

Johnnie Gray

Marion Mack
Marion Mack

Annabelle Lee

Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender

Captain Anderson

Jim Farley
Jim Farley

General Thatcher

Frederick Vroom
Frederick Vroom

A Southern General

Frank Barnes
Frank Barnes

Annabelle's Brother

Charles Henry Smith
Charles Henry Smith

Annabelle's Father

Joe Keaton
Joe Keaton

Union General

Mike Donlin
Mike Donlin

Union General

Tom Nawn
Tom Nawn

Union General

Jimmy Bryant
Jimmy Bryant

Raider (uncredited)

Budd Fine
Budd Fine

Raider (uncredited)

Eddie Foster
Eddie Foster

Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney
Frank Hagney

Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)

Ray Hanford
Ray Hanford

Raider (uncredited)

Jack Hanlon
Jack Hanlon

Bit Part (uncredited)

Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn

Union Officer (uncredited)

Hilliard Karr
Hilliard Karr

Soldier (uncredited)

Elgin Lessley
Elgin Lessley

Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)

Louis Lewyn
Louis Lewyn

Soldier (uncredited)

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