Mr. Snavely (W.C. Fields) is a Yukon prospector awaiting the return of his wayward son, Chester (George Chandler). It seems that years ago, Chester had drank "the fatal glass of beer" that sent him...

In what many people consider his finest film; Buster Keaton portrays a Southern railroad engineer who's as devoted to his train, The General, almost as much as he is to his girlfriend, Annabelle Lee...