Silent Film: the General (1926) June 7, 2010

As the Civil War begins, Johnnie Gray's (Buster Keaton) enlistment into the Confederate Army is rejected. He is too valuable to the war effort as the Engineer of The General, a supply train. As the war progresses, the Union make plans to steal The General and use it to supply a surprise attack against the Rebels. It's up to Gray and his sweetheart -- a passenger when The General was stolen -- to reclaim the train, re-cross enemy lines, and warn the Confederates before it is too late.