Where to watch The General (1926)
NR79 min★ 7.9Comedy, War, Romance
Yes — The General is streaming free on JustWatch TV, FlixHouse and Darkroom, no subscription and no sign-up.
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
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- Can I watch The General for free?
- Yes. The General is streaming at no cost on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Filmzie, Cineverse, Tubi TV. These are licensed services — free because they run ads or are funded by public libraries, not because they are pirating anything.
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- No. The General is not on Netflix here. The services that do carry it are listed above.
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- Open JustWatch TV — no subscription and, on most of these, no account either. Everything is legal and studio-licensed; you watch ad breaks instead of paying a fee.
- How long is The General?
- The General runs 79 minutes, rated NR.
