General Spanky
5.8
12 votes
1936
1h 11m
Comedy
War
Overview
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.
Directed by Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
Top cast
George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
Irving Pichel
Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
James P. Burtis
Boat CaptainL
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Willie Best
HenryE
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
Harry Bernard
Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
BitR
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
Kid Army MemberDetails
Status
Released
Release date
December 11, 1936
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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