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General Spanky

Directed by Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
Passed
1936    71mWar, Comedy,
5.931%5.5
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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

General Spanky Trivia

General Spanky was released on December 11, 1936.

General Spanky was directed by Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer.

General Spanky has a runtime of 71 min.

General Spanky was produced by Hal Roach.

The key characters in General Spanky are Spanky Leonard (George McFarland), Marshall Valient (Phillips Holmes), Yankee General (Ralph Morgan).

General Spanky is rated Passed.

General Spanky is a War, Comedy, Family film.

General Spanky has an audience rating of 3.1 out of 10.

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