At the local movie house this month...
Silents, Please! featuring The General (1926) starring Buster Keaton, playing Johnny Gray, a Southern railroad engineer who loves his train engine. When Union spies steal his beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines.
With live accompaniment by Andrew Greene, a young authority on orchestral ragtime and silent film accompaniment. He is the founder, conductor, and director of the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra.
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WELL worth seeing! One of the best railroad films of all time (IMHO). We have shown it in my theatre many times with live accompaniment paired with the two reel comedy "Berth Marks" starring Stan and Ollie, also one of my favorites.
Marty, this movie was filmed in a town not far from where I live named Cottage Grove, Oregon. I used to walk my dogs on the tracks used in the film, now all torn up and made into a bike path. Cottage Grove, Oregon is where they also filmed "Animal House".
Steve, Lady and Tex
I may go. This theater is doing some great little projects.
I have a box set DVD of the film. Not only is it a great train film.....Keaton invented many modern film methods with this film. There is a documentary about the film that is great and shows more behind the scenes train shots. A great film on MANY levels.
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