I watched Buster Keaton in the 1926 comedy, “The General”. As a silent movie I have to admit it was GREAT. Buster Keaton kept me entertained for the entire 107 minutes. Now I’ve watch 100’s of comedy films that I barely got a chuckle out of but this made me laugh with NO words. I saw a lot of scenes that I could relate to more modern movies. When an actor can make you laugh without words, and only actions and facial expressions, that make a great movie.

The movie is set in black and white, of course, and is about the american civil war. (remember it was only 61 years after the civil war) I can’t help but to think the props and scenery was probably close to what it would have been like. I’m sure some of the actors were children when the actual civil war was going on.  World War 1 ended eight years before the movie was made, so a lot of the actors were probably war veterans. Not that this has anything to do with the movie, I just think it’s interesting myself.

If you have never seen the movie watch it. Make yourself some popcorn, and large drink, and set back and focus on Buster Keaton in “The General” 4 out of 5 stars!