Le Mécano de la Générale (1926)
25/12/1926 (US) - 67 minutesEn 1861, en Géorgie à Marietta, Johnnie Gray à deux amours : sa locomotive, la « Générale », qu'il conduit pour la compagnie ferroviaire « Western et Atlantique » et sa fiancée, Annabelle Lee. Mais la guerre de Sécession éclate. Le père et le frère d'Annabelle s'enrôlent dans l'armée des Sudistes. Sur les demande et pression de sa fiancée, Johnnie, se présente au bureau de recrutement. Mais il jugé plus utile pour le Sud à son poste de conducteur. Ce refus militaire entache la réputation de Johnnie et dépose un soupçon de couardise de la part de sa fiancée et de sa belle-famille. Un an plus tard, pour répondre à un plan militaire établi, des soldats yankees volent sa « Générale » et enlèvent dans la foulée sa fiancée, Annabelle, qui était également dans le train. Johnnie part à la poursuite de ses deux amours et devra relever bien des défis...
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Buster Keaton
Johnnie Gray
Marion Mack
Annabelle Lee
Glen Cavender
Captain Anderson
Jim Farley
General Thatcher
Frederick Vroom
A Southern General
Frank Barnes
Annabelle's Brother
Charles Henry Smith
Annabelle's Father
Joe Keaton
Union General
Mike Donlin
Union General
Tom Nawn
Union General
Henry Baird
Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Bricher
Soldier (uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
Raider (uncredited)
Sergeant Bukowski
Officer (uncredited)
C.C. Cruson
Officer (uncredited)
Jack Dempster
Raider (uncredited)
Keith Fennell
Soldier (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Raider (uncredited)
Eddie Foster
Union Railroad Fireman (uncredited)
Ronald Gilstrap
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Confederate Recruiter (uncredited)
Ray Hanford
Raider (uncredited)
Jack Hanlon
Bit Part (uncredited)
Al Hanson
Raider (uncredited)
Anthony Harvey
Raider (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Union Officer (uncredited)
Hilliard Karr
Soldier (uncredited)
Elgin Lessley
Union General Who Gives Command to Cross Bridge (uncredited)
Louis Lewyn
Soldier (uncredited)
Jackie Lowe
Boy Who Follows Johnny (uncredited)
Billy Lynn
Soldier (uncredited)
Ross McCutcheon
Raider (uncredited)
Tom Moran
Raider (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
Raider (uncredited)
Red Rial
Raider (uncredited)
Al St. John
Officer on Horseback (uncredited)
Harold Terry
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Ray Thomas
Raider (uncredited)
Red Thompson
Raider (uncredited)
James Walsh
Soldier (uncredited)
Kenneth Hawley Ward
Soldier (uncredited)
John Wilson
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Jean Woodward
(uncredited)