Ross McCutcheon Movies
Buster Keaton plays Johnny Gray, a Southern railroad engineer who loves his train engine, The General, almost as much as he loves Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack). When the opening shots of the Civil War are fired at Fort Sumter, Johnny tries to enlist -- and he is deemed too useful as an engineer to be a soldier. All Johnny knows is that he's been rejected, and Annabelle, thinking him a coward, turns her back on him. When Northern spies steal the General (and, unwittingly, Annabelle), the story switches from drama and romance to adventure mixed with Keaton's trademark deadpan humor as he uses every means possible to catch up to the General, thwart the Yankees, and rescue his darling Annabelle -- for starters. As always, Keaton performs his own stunts, combining his prodigious dexterity, impeccable comic timing, and expressive body language to convey more emotion than the stars of any of the talkies that were soon to dominate cinema. ~ Emru Townsend, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, (more)
- 1926
The masterful direction of Frank Borzage adds three-dimensionality to the otherwise cardboard complications in Easy to Wed. Young marrieds Tommy (Matt Moore) and Daphne Carter (Kathryn Perry) try desperately to "keep up with the Joneses." In the process, they spend themselves into poverty. But they still look out for those less fortunate than themselves, thus they take in downtrodden Cassius Hayden (Albert Gran) as a boarder, offering him a free meal and bed. Luck of luck, Hayden turns out to be a millionaire--and you know what happens next. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Matt Moore, Katherine Perry, (more)
