1927, 107 minutes
w/ Buster Keaton, Marion Mack
[Probably the most critically acclaimed American silent film in history The General sets itself apart from similar silent comedies City Lights and Duck Soup with its impressive stunts and Keaton's lack of self-indulgence that sometimes makes the Marx bros. and Chaplin a bit unlikable. Essentially a chase movie set in the backdrop of the Civil War, Keaton is turned down to become a Confederate soldier but goes off to fight the war to impress his crush (Marion Mack), who is eventually kidnapped herself. Keaton risks his life many times throughout the picture, messing around with train wheels and cannons without ever showing any sign of doubt. Great tongue-in-cheek humor throughout including a great scene where Keaton finds himself trapped underneath a meeting table in a Union captain's HQ. The best silent comedy and perhaps favorite film of the '20s.]
****
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