The General feat. Buster Keaton (Full Movie Stream)

[DudeAsInCool]

[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][left][size="2"]In this 1926 silent film comedy classic, Buster Keaton plays a Confederate train engineer in pursuit of his locomotive and the woman he loves. Keaton not only directed the film, he performed his own stunts. The film is based on Lieutenant[/size][size=2] William Pittenger's "[i]The Great Locomotive Chase", [/i] a true Civil War story. The movie failed at the box office, but is considered one of Hollywood's greatest movies.[/size][/left]

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[brucewayne]

Generally is widely considered Buster Keaton's best film, a masterpiece; I agree. Keaton is my favorite of all of the silent film era comedian, in general, his combination of seriousness of purpose, great attention to detail, a lot of good comedy. In this perfect mixture, it was like Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator.

[DudeAsInCool]

Have you ever seen Chapin's Modern Times? It's hilarious. I also like the silent dramas-- DW Griffith's Way Down East and King Vidor's The Crowd. They still hold up today.