<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500×3000+0+0/resize/4500×3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffd%2Fc1%2F5c65b5e245978b75506309f6d21e%2F2026-08-29-busterkeatonfestival-krossow-7915.jpg" alt="A woman walks her dog near a mural depicting Buster Keaton from his 1926 film, The General, in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans gathered in the town to celebrate the film” s centennial with a conference look-alike contest costume party and tours of film locations.>
100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film.
(Image credit: Krista Rossow for NPR)
