General Spanky (1936)

Title: General Spanky
Original Title: General Spanky
Release Date: 1936-12-11
Status: Released
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, War
Production Companies: Hal Roach Studios
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.
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