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    General Spanky

    71'

    1936-12-11

    5.8

    Comedy,War

    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.

    DirectingGordon DouglasWritingRichard Flournoy

    Cast

    1

    Spanky Leonard

    George McFarland

    1

    Marshall Valient

    Phillips Holmes

    2

    Yankee General

    Ralph Morgan

    1

    Simmons

    Irving Pichel

    1

    Louella Blanchard

    Rosina Lawrence

    1

    Buckwheat

    Billie Thomas

    1

    Alfalfa

    Carl Switzer

    1

    Colonel Blanchard

    Hobart Bosworth

    1

    Overseer

    Robert Middlemass

    1

    Boat Captain

    James P. Burtis

    1

    Cornelia

    Louise Beavers

    1

    Henry

    Willie Best

    1

    Boat Passenger

    Ernie Alexander

    1

    Slavemaster at Meeting

    Hooper Atchley

    1

    Bit

    Harry Bernard

    1

    Kid Army Member

    John 'Uh huh' Collum

    1

    Bit

    Jack Cooper

    1

    Kid Army Member

    Richard DeNeut

    1

    Captain Haden - General's Aide

    Jack Dougherty

    1

    Kid Army Member

    Rex Downing

    1

    Bit

    Alex Finlayson

    1

    Sentry in Blanchard Home

    Bud Geary

    1

    Captain Gary

    Walter Gregory

    1

    First Mate

    Karl Hackett

    1

    Slavemaster

    Henry Hall

    1

    Bit

    Jack Hill

    1

    Bit

    Ham Kinsey

    1

    Bit

    Portia Lanning

    1

    Slavemaster

    Frank LaRue

    1

    Kid Army Member

    Eugene 'Porky' Lee

    1

    Colonel Parrish

    Richard Neill

    1

    Flaette

    Flaette Roberts

    1

    Lt. Johnson

    Buddy Roosevelt

    1

    Man at Bulletin Board

    Jeffrey Sayre

    1

    Encampment Sentry

    Harry Strang

    1

    Kid Army Member

    Harold Switzer

    1

    Kid Army Member

    Jerry Tucker

    1

    Second Lieutenant

    Carl Voss

    2

    Bit

    Slim Whitaker

    1

    Robert Winkler

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Hal Roach Studios
    • Vote Count: 12
    • Popularity: 0.5111
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:General Spanky

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