How Buster Keaton made The General

#BusterKeaton had the time of his life filming The General on location in Cottage Grove Oregon during the summer of 1926. He’d been a feature film star for years, was at the top of his game, and was just 30 years old. He spent that summer doing what he loved best; fishing, playing baseball, riding trains, and making movies. This video shows where and how The General was made.

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Special thanks to Lloyd Williams, both now, and when I first researched The General for my book Silent Echoes.

Photos courtesy John S. Wilson Sr., the Cottage Grove Museum, the Cottage Grove Historical Society, Lloyd Williams, Ian Leach, Lindsey Rallo, and June Russell-Chamberlin.

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