Slideshow
PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
Buster Keaton
THE GENERAL
Sunday, April 17 at 3:30 pm ♪
♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner
Read excerpts from James Curtis' Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life on THE GENERAL.
THE GENERAL
U.S., 1926
Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman
Starring Buster Keaton, Marian Mack
Screenplay by Al Boasberg, Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton, et al.
DCP. Approx. 75 min.
Keaton’s spectacular version of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase reveals his Griffith-level mastery of crowds and action, along with perfectly integrated comedy. “Its climax is the most stunning visual event ever arranged for a film comedy.” - Walter Kerr. Restored by Lobster Films.