What rate of fps (frames per second), was Buster Keaton's classic, "The General" shot at or projected at? Just curious. Can't seem to find it on the internet. I ask as, there were assorted rates per second during the silent era.
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I think The General plays perfectly at 24fps, and I wouldn't want to run it any slower. Given the fact that it is a late silent, that is probably as expected.
I just looked up an article by Kevin Brownlow on the subject. At the bottom of the article there is a table that specifies the camera speed and suggested playback speed for a few handfuls of films. The General is mentioned there and it specifies 24fps for both camera and playback:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110708...lf/18_kb_2.htm
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