The General (1927) [HD] 720p – Clearing the railroad tie from the track
In one of the film’s most memorable stunts, Keaton crawls out onto the cow catcher of his locomotive and, lying almost flat, manages to use one of the ties (sleepers) to fling the other from the tracks.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
I love his eyes at 1:18
Thankfully the Kino Blu-ray has 3 different scores.
Does anyone know what color those magnificent eyes were?
A few years ago my daughter managed to get some tickets to see “The General” on screen with Carl Davis conducting an orchestra playing his own score. Film and music were FANTASTIC, as was Carl’s multicoloured jacket.
Restorations like this should be done on different other masterpieces of movie art !!!
I love this score! This is the one I heard when I first saw this film, my first Keaton film, in a college film course. It was mesmerizing. Totally fell in love with Keaton and this movie in particular. I’ve been looking for this movie/score combination ever since. THANK YOU. I hope to find this Carl Davis score version.
Just look at the stunts 1:40 and especially 1:56… totally incredible!
Glorious HD. Film restorers are some of my favourite people in the planet.
- oh, hey! Thanks for letting me know there’s an alternate score. I have the blu-ray but haven’t even watched it yet b/c I disliked what I’d heard of it here on YT. Now I’ll go check it out!
Have a great day!
this is the best score ever, my favorite. I can watch this movie any time, and i did dozens of times. It’s masterpiece …
thanks for video
awesome scene of an ancient locomotive!
This is the Carl Davis score I believe. I think it fits the epic scale and dramatic tone of the film. The film is more than a just a comedy and deserves more than just a comedy score. Its a matter of interpretation I guess. Besides, Carl Davis is one of the best silent film score composers and his work for Thames Silents was instrumental in the resurgance of interest in silent cinema in the 70′s and 80′s.
@JPnintendofan, the best score you’ve heard on DVD, I’m guessing. I won’t argue with you there. I’ve heard far worse myself. But I’ve heard far, far better, too, as I pointed out, above.
At any rate, if you enjoy this score, that’s great. The point of course is to enjoy the movie.
This score is horrible!
When I saw this with a live pianist, he understood that this film is a COMEDY and that the music has to be FUNNY. That the accompaniment to a silent film should underscore the LITTLE gestures and movements of the characters, as well as the obvious ones.
I sure wish they could have hired him to do the soundtrack for this.
(Sorry, hermnkatnip, no offense meant towards you! It was nice of you to upload it.)
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