BUSTER KEATON'S THE GENERAL 100TH ANNIVERSARY W/ LIVE MUSICAL SCORE

MAY 21

Consistently ranked among the greatest films ever made, Buster Keaton’s THE GENERAL is so brilliantly conceived and executed that it continues to inspire awe and laughter with every viewing. Rejected by the Confederate army and taken for a coward by his beloved Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), young Johnny Gray (Keaton) is given a chance to redeem himself when Yankee spies steal his cherished locomotive. Johnny wages a one-man war against hijackers, an errant cannon, and the unpredictable hand of fate while roaring along the iron rails.

See this quintessential silent classic as it was seen a century ago in our very theater, accompanied by musician/Silent-Film-expert Jeff Rapsis performing a live musical score on synth-piano.

Directed by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman • 1926 • United States

Jeff Rapsis will introduce the film and conduct an audience Q&A after.