General Spanky

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

War

Duration:

71 minutes

Year:

1936

Director:

Gordon Douglas

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Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Cast:

Spanky Leonard

Marshall Valient

Yankee General

Simmons

Louella Blanchard

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