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General Spanky

General Spanky (1936)

1h 11m | PG-13

⭐ 5.5 / 10

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.

Director: Gordon Douglas

Studio: Hal Roach Studios

Genre: Comedy, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

George McFarland

George McFarland

as Spanky Leonard

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

as Marshall Valient

Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan

as Yankee General

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

as Simmons

Rosina Lawrence

Rosina Lawrence

as Louella Blanchard

Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

as Buckwheat