Director:
) is an employee of the Western Atlantic Train Company who is deeply in love with his train / the General / and his fiancée (played by Marion Mack). When the Civil War broke out / his fiancée asked him to join the army / but the military rejected him / thinking that it would be more valuable for him to drive a train. His fiancée was angry and vowed never to speak to him again unless she saw him in uniform. The Northern Army is planning a conspiracy to hijack the "General" and launch a surprise attack on the Southern Army. Johnnie discovered the Northern Army's conspiracy and unexpectedly rescued his fiancée in the Northern Army's camp. He had to bring the information about the Northern Army's raid back to the Southern Army's position. He drove the "General" along the way and encountered heavy pursuits. The war between the Northern and Southern armies is about to break out...
Cast:
Buster Keaton / Marion Mack / Glenn Cavender / Jim Farley / Frederick Flume / Charles Henry Smith / Frank Barnes / Joe Keaton / Mike Dolin / Tom Nunn
1861年，Johnnie Gray（巴斯特·基顿 Buster Keaton 饰）是西部大西洋火车公司的一名员工，深爱着他的火车“将军号”，还有他的未婚妻（Marion Mack 饰）。南北战争爆发了，他的未婚妻让他去从军，军方却拒绝了他，认为让他开火车更有价值。他的未婚妻很生气，发誓除非看见他穿军装的样子，不然再也不和他说话。北军正在计划一个阴谋，准备劫走“将军号”，给南军来一次突袭。John