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THE GENERAL Buster Keaton & Clyde Bruckman ***** 5/5 Buster Keaton's greatest movie is, some would
argue, the finest silent screen comedy ever made. Stone-faced engineer
Buster loves his vast steam locomotive, “The General”, almost as much
as his girlfriend (Marion Mack). When he is rejected by the Confederate
Army, Mack brands him a coward and breaks off the engagement. Later, he
risks all to pursue the train with her on board when it's stolen by
Yankee spies. The humour ranges from the gentle to the exhilarating,
while the drama of the railtrack-chase has a visual beauty that puts
this comedy into the category of true classic. Buster Keaton's genius
was not just in the nuts and bolts of invention, but in the creation of
an endearing character.
(1927) US B/W 73 mins |
