A Buster Keaton movie. Confederates are the protagonist and Union the antagonists in this story line, but otherwise, movie isn't political. It's an adventure action comedy, with a romantic twist threaded through it. Mildly slapstick/physical humor, of course, since it is a silent movie. Absolutely delightful movie. Grins and smiles throughout this movie where I found me sitting on the edge of my seat without the stress of a supercharged suspense movie.
Trying to decide of Buster Keaton was a short man. This movie made it look so. The movie definitely highlighted the strength and agility needed by train engineers--or abilities had and used by Buster Keaton--or both. "A Crash Course on How to Run a Steam Engine in 1861" certainly crossed my mind, but the character Johnnie Gray didn't need the crash course; he already knew. Still, the various adventures along the way opened up to me details I hadn't pieced all the way together--things that were matter-of-fact, day to day things then. Interesting.
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