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The General
The GeneralComedy
80 min; 1927
DVD $20 Can.
****
The General is equal parts comedy and action, with just a dash of romance thrown in as well. Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life: his steam engine "The General," and his girl Annabelle. When the American Civil War begins Johnnie, like every loyal Southerner, lines up to enlist in the Confederate Army. But unbeknownst to poor Johnnie, train engineers aren't allowed to sign up, as they are more valuable as engineers, not soldiers. Try as he might, he just can't join the Army, and when he finally returns to Annabelle without successfully enlisting, she thinks it's because he's become a coward. She sends him away, telling Johnnie she will only see him again when he's in uniform. Johnnie leaves, heartbroken, and returns to his other great love, his steam engine, "The General." But poor Johnnie is in for even greater heartache - Northern spies steal his "General" and take off with it down the rails toward the North. In an instant Johnnie goes from being sad and lonely to determined and resourceful. He steals another train and chases after the spies and the stolen "General" in one of the most brilliant, madcap, action packed sequences ever caught on film. I watched this film with teenagers and people in their twenties, thirties and forties and they all loved it. If you watch only one silent film in your life, make sure it's this one.
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