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CONVULSING CATCH LINES See "THE GENERAL” and surrendet —to laughter. Sherman said only half of it. War can be a frolic. See Buster Keaton in "THE GENERAL.” When Buster climbs into the cab. laughter has the right of way. "THE GENERAL” — Biggest Keaton Komedy Ever Made—Buster’s Most Hi¬ larious Achievement! He’s in the army now! Buster Keaton as "THE GENERAL” leads the host of Joy against an army of Glooms. Buster Keaton in "THE GENERAL” shows ’em how to run a war at 60 miles an hour! Here comes "THE GENERAL” Headin’ down the line— Runnin’ slap-bang into an OPEN SWITCH of HOWLS and ROARS and LAUGHS! A superb Comedy Spectacle of Laughs and Thrills! Not a burlesque of the Civil War but a rip-roaring COMEDY of the period. "THE GENERAL” is a choo-choo That wanders far and near; It’s a joke to everybody— Except its engineer. Ludicrous railroading in the Sixties with Buster Keaton at the throttle. Battles, bombardments, box cars and BUSTER KEATON! "THE GENERAL”—tearing down an open track with a feather to tickle you in the ribs! Frozen-faced Buster Keaton makes even the army mules laugh with "The Gen¬ eral,” the world’s biggest laughtermotive engine! HOBBY HORSE For a ballyhoo or for a stage presentation on the comedy order have a man represent “The General” on horseback with a hobby - horse outfit in which the man walks about in a frame representing a steed. Always good for a laugh. KID WHISTLES Get your young friends lined up through a distribution of “locomotive whistles.” Any toy whistle will serve the purpose. This is a great aid toward working up special perform¬ ances of “The General.” Tag these whistles: “Toot! Toot! Here comes Buster Keaton in 'The General’— Regent Theatre.” The lighter side of war and railroading —Buster Keaton in "THE GENERAL.” Napoleon was right—an army marches on its stomach and laughs up its sleeve, as proved by Buster Keaton in his big comedy spectacle, "THE GENERAL.” A vast dramatic cataclysm convulsed with Buster Keaton’s capers. The North and the South united in a guffaw! Scores of big scenes— Hundreds of Thrills! Thousands of soldiers! Millions of Laughs! The Grays (alias Buster Keaton) driv¬ ing away the Blues—and the Blues glad of it! A comedy of undreamed-of magnitude and glamor. "THE GENERAL”—the world’s most decisive victory over Gloom! A laugh feature on an unprecedented scale. The struggle between the States drama¬ tized into a battle between locomotives with Buster Keaton as the wrecking crew. Heaps of handcars! Blocks of boxcars! Legions of locomotives! The North—the South— The Georgia belle—and— BUSTER KEATON! A melange of mistakes, massed troops, medieval motive power and modern MIRTH. Dramatic moments and madcap love vie with laughs throughout the story. If you don’t laugh yourself weak and get thrilled into gooseflesh while watch¬ ing "THE GENERAL,” you’d not even grin at Julius Caesar crossing the Alps on a high wheel bike. A laugh and thrill riot from the open¬ ing flash to the final fadeout. Page Fifteen