The General Word Search Puzzle – Search Characters, Actors and Actresses. Word Search Puzzle Solver. During America’s Civil War Union spies steal engineer Johnnie Gray's (Buster Keaton's) beloved locomotive The General and he single-handedly must do all in his power to get it back. Released throughout most of the world in 1927, this Silent comedy-action film flopped when originally released, but now is regarded as one of the great American motion pictures. The story is based on actual historic events. Find out the following actor, actress, character names, and other movie-related words hidden in this word search puzzle based on this movie.. This includes identifying and searching for words that are related to : Tom Nawn, Budd Fine, Jim Farley, Joe Keaton, Al St. John, Marion Mack, Mike Donlin, Johnny Gray, Jack Hanlon, Ray Hanford, Louis Lewyn, Frank Barnes, Edward Hearn, Jimmy Bryant, Eddie Foster .