General Spanky (1936)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.156 |
Directed By
Gordon Douglas
Fred C. Newmeyer
Crew
Gordon Douglas
Hal Yates
Richard Flournoy
John Guedel
Fred C. Newmeyer
Ray Snyder
William Randall
William Stevens
Art Lloyd
Marvin Hatley
Roy Seawright
Sidney S. Van Keuren
Walter Lundin
Joe Rivkin
Elmer Raguse
Hal Roach
Hal Roach
Arthur I. Royce
TOP 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
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
Harry Bernard
Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
Bit
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
Kid Army Member
Alex Finlayson
Bit
Bud Geary
Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory
Captain Gary
Karl Hackett
First Mate
Henry Hall
Slavemaster
Jack Hill
Bit
Ham Kinsey
Bit
Portia Lanning
Bit
Frank LaRue
Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Kid Army Member
Richard Neill
Colonel Parrish
Flaette Roberts
Flaette
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
Slim Whitaker
Bit
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