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General Spanky

Directed by Gordon Douglas and Fred C. Newmeyer
1936    71m    Passed
5.933%
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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Cast of General Spanky
  • George McFarlandSpanky Leonard
  • Phillips HolmesMarshall Valient
  • Ralph MorganYankee General
  • Irving PichelSimmons
  • Rosina LawrenceLouella Blanchard
  • Billie ThomasBuckwheat
  • Carl SwitzerAlfalfa
  • Hobart BosworthColonel Blanchard
  • Robert MiddlemassOverseer
  • James P. BurtisBoat Captain
  • Louise BeaversCornelia
  • Willie BestHenry
  • Ernie AlexanderBoat Passenger
  • Hooper AtchleySlavemaster at Meeting
  • Harry BernardBit
  • John 'Uh huh' CollumKid Army Member
  • Jack CooperBit
  • Richard DeNeutKid Army Member
  • Jack DoughertyCaptain Haden - General's Aide
  • Rex DowningKid Army Member
  • Alex FinlaysonBit
  • Bud GearySentry in Blanchard Home
  • Walter GregoryCaptain Gary
  • Karl HackettFirst Mate
  • Henry HallSlavemaster
  • Jack HillBit
  • Ham KinseyBit
  • Portia LanningBit
  • Frank LaRueSlavemaster
  • Eugene 'Porky' LeeKid Army Member
  • Richard NeillColonel Parrish
  • Flaette RobertsFlaette
  • Buddy RooseveltLt. Johnson
  • Jeffrey SayreMan at Bulletin Board
  • Harry StrangEncampment Sentry
  • Harold SwitzerKid Army Member
  • Jerry TuckerKid Army Member
  • Carl VossSecond Lieutenant
  • Slim WhitakerBit
  • Robert Winkler

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