General Spanky (1936)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1936-12-11
Runtime: 71 minutes
Director: Gordon Douglas
Top 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
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