OREGON : THE STATE OF OPAL WHITELEY

A selection of films set and/or made in the N.W state. This is the state of little Opal Whiteley and her nature diary.

Buster Keaton’s The General was filmed in Oregon; "The climax of the film includes a spectacular moment where a bridge (sabotaged by Johnnie) collapses as a railroad train crosses it. Keaton filmed the collapse in the conifer forest around the town of Cottage Grove, Oregon, using 500 extras from the Oregon National Guard. They all dressed up in Union uniforms and were filmed going left-to-right before changing into Confederate uniforms and being...