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SUN, AUGUST 11 AT 4:00 PM

The General

The Art Directors Guild presents a tribute to Buster Keaton featuring a clip show of his greatest moments ahead of the film.
TICKETS
DIRECTOR
Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 19m
CAST
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
SYNOPSIS
During the Civil War, train engineer Johnny Grey (Keaton, at his most fearless and funny) has his beloved locomotive stolen by Union spies. He boards and mans another massive train, appropriately named Texas, and sets out to pursue and catch up to his kidnapped steam engine. This classic film is not only an inimitable comedy but also a feat of physical daring, and is not to be missed! Includes Keaton riding the front of a moving train, running along the roof and jumping from car to car, and the filming of a locomotive careening off a collapsing bridge!
CAST
Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
SYNOPSIS
During the Civil War, train engineer Johnny Grey (Keaton, at his most fearless and funny) has his beloved locomotive stolen by Union spies. He boards and mans another massive train, appropriately named Texas, and sets out to pursue and catch up to his kidnapped steam engine. This classic film is not only an inimitable comedy but also a feat of physical daring, and is not to be missed! Includes Keaton riding the front of a moving train, running along the roof and jumping from car to car, and the filming of a locomotive careening off a collapsing bridge!