The General (1926) (U)

Celebrating the original action hero join us for The General, Buster Keaton's most lavish production and his warmest, bringing together a boy, a girl and a train amid the maelstrom of the US Civil War.

Mixing wild hilarity with amazing stunts, The General stars silent comedy legend Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray. In the American civil war, a mix-up leads Johnny's sweetheart Annabelle to decide that he's a coward. But when the enemy steal his beloved train engine The General, and with it kidnap Annabelle, Johnny is determined to get them both back. What follows is a brilliant comedy full of daredevil antics that will have you laughing and gasping at the same time.

This showing is explicitly for schools. For anyone else see Art Of Action on 6th December 2024.