General Spanky

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1936

ComedyWar

1 hour 11 minutes

Summary

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.

Top Billed 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 Captain

Louise Beavers

Cornelia

Willie Best

Henry

Hooper Atchley

Slavemaster at Meeting

Harry Bernard

Bit

John 'Uh huh' Collum

Kid Army Member

Jack Cooper

Bit

Jack Dougherty

Captain Haden - General's Aide

Rex Downing

Kid Army Member

Alex Finlayson

Bit

Bud Geary

Sentry in Blanchard Home

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StatusReleased: 88 years ago
December 11, 1936

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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