General Spanky (1936)

Directed by Gordon Douglas1h 11mComedy,War

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.

Year
1936
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
11 December 1936
TMDB
5.8 (12)
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George McFarland
George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
James P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
L
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Willie Best
Willie Best
Henry
E
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
Harry Bernard
Harry Bernard
Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
Jack Cooper
Bit
R
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
Rex Downing
Kid Army Member
Alex Finlayson
Alex Finlayson
Bit
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
Sentry in Blanchard Home
W
Walter Gregory
Captain Gary
Karl Hackett
Karl Hackett
First Mate
Henry Hall
Henry Hall
Slavemaster
J
Jack Hill
Bit
Ham Kinsey
Ham Kinsey
Bit
P
Portia Lanning
Bit
Frank LaRue
Frank LaRue
Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Kid Army Member
Richard Neill
Richard Neill
Colonel Parrish
F
Flaette Roberts
Flaette
Buddy Roosevelt
Buddy Roosevelt
Lt. Johnson
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Bulletin Board
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Encampment Sentry
H
Harold Switzer
Kid Army Member
Jerry Tucker
Jerry Tucker
Kid Army Member
C
Carl Voss
Second Lieutenant
Slim Whitaker
Slim Whitaker
Bit
R
Robert Winkler

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