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General Spanky 1936 Directed by Gordon Douglas , Fred C. Newmeyer

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , War
Production Company Hal Roach Studios
Release Date 11 December 1936
71 mins
Cast
George McFarland Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan Yankee General
Rosina Lawrence Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas Buckwheat
Carl Switzer Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth Colonel Blanchard
James P. Burtis Boat Captain
Louise Beavers Cornelia
Ernie Alexander Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley Slavemaster at Meeting
John 'Uh huh' Collum Kid Army Member
Richard DeNeut Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing Kid Army Member
Bud Geary Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory Captain Gary
Karl Hackett First Mate
Henry Hall Slavemaster
Frank LaRue Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee Kid Army Member
Richard Neill Colonel Parrish
Buddy Roosevelt Lt. Johnson
Jeffrey Sayre Man at Bulletin Board
Harry Strang Encampment Sentry
Harold Switzer Kid Army Member
Jerry Tucker Kid Army Member
Carl Voss Second Lieutenant