buster keaton and never hear of him . i only new charlie chaplin and stan laurel and oliver hardy and before i turn into a comic title searcher . and guess and i would have miss some of the best work from the silent era . the general be the best silent movie and i have see . even if i remove the last 3 word from the previous sentence and it would be true . the plot be know a the great locomotive chase . keaton play a railroad engineer and story be all about how he save his side and without any help ( with some help from his love ) and in the war . keaton less expressive face suit great to the subject . i enjoy the background music . a commenter say it be repetitive . yes and it be and but the action go on steam engine throughout the movie and the music just felt like go with the engine . fan of chaplin and laurel and hardy and will love buster keaton for sure . a must watch movie .