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Title

  • The General

Names

  • Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966, direction, writing, cast.
  • Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955, direction, writing.
  • Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961, production.
  • Jennings, Dev, camera.
  • Haines, Bert, camera.
  • Boasberg, Al, 1892-1937, writing.
  • Cavender, Glen, 1883-1962 cast.
  • Mack, Marion, 1902-1989, cast.
  • Buster Keaton Productions.
  • United Artists Corporation.
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
  • AFI/Sonneborn (Jonathan) Collection (Library of Congress)
  • AFI/Triangle Laboratories Estate Collection (Library of Congress)
  • AFI/Glass (Murray) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : United Artists Corp., 1926.

Headings

  • -  Silent films

Genre

  • Comedies
  • War films and programs
  • Features

Notes

  • -  LP23453; LP16449; PA201-243; PA265-994; PA421-157 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Joseph M. Schenck; 22Dec26; LP23453.
  • -  Minor change version: [Rev. ed.] / with an original musical score by Rosa Rio at the Hammond organ. -- United States : Video Yesteryear, 1984.
  • -  Copyright for minor change version [Rev. ed.]: Video Yesteryear. DCR 1984; PUB 31Oct84; REG 30Jul85; PA265-994.
  • -  Minor change version: [Restored ed.] / Killiam Shows, Inc. ; with new titles, editing, tinting, and an original piano score by William Perry. -- United States : Killiam Shows, Inc., 1970.
  • -  Copyright for minor change version [Restored ed.]: Killiam Shows, Inc. DCR 1970; PUB 4Oct70; REG 3Mar83; PA201-243.
  • -  Minor change version [Reissue ed.] / Buster Keaton. -- United States : Buster Keaton, 1953.
  • -  Copyright for minor change version [Reissue ed.]: Buster Keaton; 23Dec53; LP16449.
  • -  Minor change version [Reissue ed.] / Thames Television in association with Raymond Rohauer presents ; remastered from the original nitrate print, with a new soundtrack of music composed and conducted by Carl Davis and performed by the Thames Silents Orchestra. -- Great Britain : Thames Television, 30-7-87.
  • -  Copyright: Raymond Rohauer. APAU: Thames Television, P.L.C., employer for hire. DCR 1987; PUB 14Oct87; REG 07Jul89; PA421-157.
  • -  Minor change version [Reissue ed.] / -- United States : Museum of Modern Art.
  • -  LC has a viewing copy of the Video Yesteryear revised edition, and one 16 mm. ref print each of the restored Killiam (copy 1), Keaton reissue (copy 2), and Museum of Modern Art reissue (copy 3) versions, along with two 35 mm. reels of dupe neg from the original.
  • -  Photography, J. Devereaux Jennings, Bert Haines ; adaptation, Al Boasberg, Charles Smith.
  • -  Buster Keaton, Glenn Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Marion Mack.
  • -  Based on The great locomotive chase by William Pittenger.
  • -  Sources used: American Film Institute catalog, feature films, 1911-20; Wead and Lellis, The film career of Buster Keaton, p. 64, 65.
  • -  Received: 12/9/85; viewing copy; copyright deposit--no agree.; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 8/2/85; ref print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 12/16/64; ref print (copy 2); copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: ca. 1989; master; copyright deposit--MPA; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Received: 10/25/93; ref print (copy 3); gift, ATM 179; AFI/Sonneborn (Jonathan) Collection.
  • -  Received: 2/2/82; 16 mm. dupe neg; gift, ATM 133; AFI/Triangle Laboratories Estate Collection.
  • -  Received: 7/1/77; 35 mm. dupe neg; gift, ATM 86; AFI/Glass (Murray) Collection.

Medium

  • 1 videocasette of 1 (Beta) (106 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. viewing copy.
  • 2 reels of 2 (2729 ft.) : sd., b&w (tinted) ; 16 mm. ref print.
  • 2 reels of 2 (ca. 2800 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print (copy 2)
  • 1 videoreel (77 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1 in. master.
  • 8 reels of 8 on 2 (ca. 2800 ft.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. ref print (copy 3)
  • 2 reels of 2 (ca. 2570 ft.) : b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg.
  • 2 reels of 8 (r2,8) (1806 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • VAA 5125 (viewing copy)
  • FCB 1054-1055 (ref print)
  • FCA 2663-2664 (ref print, copy 2)
  • VTA 6781 (master)
  • FCB 2899-2900 (ref print, copy 3)
  • FTA 2928-2929 (dupe neg)
  • FPD 6260-6261 (dupe neg)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90716884

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jennings, Dev, Camera, Bert Haines, Al Boasberg, Glen Cavender, Marion Mack, Buster Keaton Productions, United Artists Corporation, et al. The General. directeds by Keaton, Buster, Ection, Writing, Cast, and Bruckman, Clyde, Ection, Writing, produceds by Schenck, Joseph M., Uction United States: United Artists Corp, 1926. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90716884/.

APA citation style:

Jennings, D., Haines, B., Boasberg, A., Cavender, G., Mack, M., Buster Keaton Productions [...] Afi/Glass. (1926) The General. Keaton, B. & Bruckman, C., dirs, Schenck, J. M., prod United States: United Artists Corp. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90716884/.

MLA citation style:

Jennings, Dev, Camera, et al. The General. dir by Keaton, Buster, Ection, Writing, Cast, and Bruckman, Clyde, Ection, Writing, prod by Schenck, Joseph M., Uction United States: United Artists Corp, 1926. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90716884/>.