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123. The General (1926)

123. The General (1926)

FromSpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast


123. The General (1926)

FromSpyHards - A Spy Movie Podcast

ratings:
Length:
105 minutes
Released:
Mar 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative David Lowbridge-Ellis of the Licence to Queer blog, ride a stolen locomotive straight off a collapsing bridge with Buster Keaton's groundbreaking 1926 Civil War silent film The General.  
Directed by Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton. Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley, Frederick Vroom, Frank Barnes and Charles Smith.
David's writing can be found at Licence to Queer. The Licence to Queer podcast is available on all major platforms. 
Cam's list of The 5 Greatest Train Thrillers can be viewed on his blog.
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Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes.
Theme music by Doug Astley.
Released:
Mar 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly film podcast decoding classic spy cinema. Hosted by Agent Scott & Cam the Provocateur. Featuring the likes of James Bond, Jason Bourne, Derek Flint, Austin Powers, Johnny English, George Smiley and Harry Palmer, plus all your favourite secret agent franchises including Mission: Impossible, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Kingsman, Taken and many more. Which films will make the prestigious N.O.C. List, and cement their place in the canon of all-time cloak and dagger greats? Subscribe today and don’t get left out in the cold as your intrepid agents track down cinema’s very best spy adventures!