Where can I watch “The General” legally online?

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Where to Watch The General (1926) (Legally)

Buster drives "The General" to trainload of laughter.

Dec 25, 1926 US 79 min G

7.9 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

1 411 votes

Action Adventure Comedy War Romance Drama

Where can I watch “The General” legally?

We don’t host streams or downloads. Below are legal provider hints for the US region first, with a fallback for other English-speaking regions if available.

US providers

Streaming

Amazon Prime Video fuboTV

fuboTV

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Criterion Channel

MGM Plus

Philo

FlixFling

Cohen Media Amazon Channel

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Kino Film Collection

Rent

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies YouTube

YouTube

Fandango At Home

FlixFling

Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Google Play Movies YouTube

YouTube

Fandango At Home

FlixFling

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English-region fallback

Found availability signals for: GB

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Where to watch “The General” (1926) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1926).

Genre-wise, it leans into Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance, Drama, with a runtime around 79 minutes.

Cast highlights include Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

cannon, army, general, southern usa, spy, fiancé, bridge, engineer, attack, black and white, train, silent film

Official trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube

Plot

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.