Story Plot

One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnnie Gray facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnnie's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), 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.

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