Pianist Rob Humphreville is back to accompany the film: The General (1926). One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film, made in 1926, finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny’s fiancée is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton’s boundless wit and dexterity. Join us at 7:30 pm in the Large Meeting Room.
