General Spanky
1936 · 1h 11m · Approved
Comedy, War
Directed by
Fred Newmeyer
,
Gordon Douglas
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.
Director and cast
- Fred Newmeyer Director
- Gordon Douglas Director
- George McFarland as Spanky Leonard
- Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient
- Ralph Morgan as Yankee General
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Irving Pichel as Simmons
- Rosina Lawrence as Louella Blanchard
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Hobart Bosworth as Colonel Blanchard
- Robert Middlemass as Overseer
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