"If you lose this war don't blame me."
Directors: Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
1861. The Civil War rises up with the attack on Fort Sumter. The best and brightest of the Confederacy line up to enlist, with the young and eager Johnnie Gray right at the front. He is rejected without explanation, and must return to his girl, Annabelle Lee, who out-right snubs him and promises to do so until he becomes a soldier. So he is rejected by his true love because he is not in uniform, but he is denied a uniform (and here is the explanation the audience is let in on) because of his other true love, The General--the engine that he runs. The enlisting officer thinks he is too valuable with his engine to be a soldier for the South. Soon enough though, Johnnie is forced into the heart of conflict when The General (with Anabelle Lee aboard) is stolen by Union soldiers as part of an elaborate attack on the South. A strenuous and hilarious pursuit from both sides ensues, making way for Johnnie to save the day, his girl, his engine, and the Confederacy.
How could this not be completely fantastic?
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