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Where to Watch The General(1926)

“Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.”

8.1IMDb
92%Rotten Tomatoes
ActionAdventureComedyWarRomanceDrama1h 19m

Looking for where to watch The General? You can currently find The General online through Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and MGM+ Amazon Channel. Availability changes often, so we separate subscription, free, rental, and purchase options below.

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

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