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Rejected by the Confederate army, and taken for a coward by his beloved, young Johnny Gray is given a chance to redeem himself when he wages a one-man war against Yankee spies who have stolen his locomotive.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	General (Motion picture : 1926)
Main Authors:	Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937 (Adapter), Smith, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1865-1942 (Adapter), Davis, Carl, 1936- (Composer), Israel, Robert, 1963- (Composer), Erwin, Lee (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 (Actor, Director, Screenwriter), Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955 (Director, Screenwriter), Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961 (Producer), Mack, Marion, 1902-1989 (Actor), Cavender, Glen, 1883-1962 (Actor), Farley, Jim, 1882-1947 (Actor), Vroom, Frederick, 1857-1942 (Actor), Pittenger, William, 1840-1904
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Silent film with English intertitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Kino International, [2009]
Subjects:	Locomotive engineers > Drama. Railroad trains > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. Confederate States of America > History > Drama. Pittenger, William, > 1840-1904. American Civil War (1861-1865) Locomotive engineers. Railroad trains. United States. United States > Confederate States of America. 1861-1865 Comedy films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. History. Silent films.

Description
Summary:	Rejected by the Confederate army, and taken for a coward by his beloved, young Johnny Gray is given a chance to redeem himself when he wages a one-man war against Yankee spies who have stolen his locomotive.
Item Description:	Adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith from William Pittenger's "The Great Locomotive Chase." Release of the 1926 silent film. Original feature is color tinted; special features in color with black and white sequences. Remastered in HD from a 35mm archive print struck from the original camera negative. Special features: three musical scores; video tour of the authentic General presented in association with The Southern Museum; a tour of the filming locations, presented by John Bengtson; behind-the-scenes home movie footage; filmed introduction by Gloria Swanson; filmed introduction by Orson Welles; "The Buster Express": a brisk montage of train gags from throughout Keaton's career. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Blu-Ray; fullscreen presentation 1/33:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, uncompressed 2.0 stereo.
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
Awards:	National Film Registry selection, 1989.
Production Credits:	Photography, Dev Jennings, Bert Haines ; music: 1. composed and conducted by Carl Davis, performed by The Thames Silents Orchestra; 2. arranged and directed by Robert Israel; or 3. theatre organ score by Lee Erwin.