The American comedy: The General

Document author(s):

Christopher J. Warren

Document source:

Wadsworth Atheneum

Document language:

English

Document type:

program note

Number of pages:

2

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, distribution co, and filmography

Related films:

The General — Keaton, Buster; Bruckman, Clyde — United States — 1927

Film country(ies):

United States

Film language(s):

English

Film production company:

Buster Keaton Productions Inc. and United Artists Corporation

Film genre(s):

Comedy, Historical, and War

Film subject(s):

Hijacking of trains -- Drama
Locomotive engineers -- Drama
Railroads -- Trains -- Drama
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama

Images:

PDFs:

view full size in new window

Tools

Notice: warning concerning copyright restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.