General Spanky (1936)
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.
- Released
- 1936-12-11
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- George McFarland as Spanky Leonard
- Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient
- Ralph Morgan as Yankee General
- Irving Pichel as Simmons
- Rosina Lawrence as Louella Blanchard
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Hobart Bosworth as Colonel Blanchard
- Robert Middlemass as Overseer
- James P. Burtis as Boat Captain
- Louise Beavers as Cornelia
- Willie Best as Henry
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