Johnny Gray houdt in zijn leven van twee dingen: zijn trein 'The General' en zijn Annabelle Lee. Als de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog begint wordt hij geweigerd voor het leger, omdat hij meer waarde heeft als machinist.
Nee, helaas is The General nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Camera | Bert Haines | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joseph M. Schenck | Producer |
| Directing | Buster Keaton | Director |
| Writing | Clyde Bruckman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Devereaux Jennings | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Buster Keaton | Editor |
| Art | Fred Gabourie | Art Direction |
| Art | Harry Roselotte | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Clyde Bruckman | Director |
| Editing | Sherman Kell | Editor |
| Production | Buster Keaton | Producer |
| Writing | Buster Keaton | Screenplay |
| Camera | Dal Clawson | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Elmer Ellsworth | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Edward Hearn | Assistant Director |
| Production | Harry Brand | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Byron Houck | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Carlton Ryle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Buster Keaton | Stunts |
| Crew | Earl Mohan | Stunts |
| Camera | Frank Barnes | Grip |
| Production | Fred Gabourie | Production Manager |
| Crew | Glen Cavender | Second Unit |
| Art | Frank Barnes | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Harry J. Wild | First Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Al Boasberg | Adaptation |
| Writing | William Pittenger | Book |
| Writing | Charles Henry Smith | Adaptation |
