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General Spanky

Set during the Civil War, orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky works on a Mississippi riverboat, where he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After they wrong a vicious gambler, the two are forced to jump ship. They find solace at a nearby house and are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission, which inspires Spanky to organize the local kids into a small army of their own.

Original title
General Spanky
Genre
Comedy, War
Director
Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast
George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel, Rosina Lawrence, Billie Thomas, Carl Switzer, Hobart Bosworth, Robert Middlemass, James P. Burtis, Louise Beavers, Willie Best, Ernie Alexander, Hooper Atchley, Harry Bernard, John 'Uh huh' Collum, Jack Cooper, Richard DeNeut, Jack Dougherty, Rex Downing
Country
United States of America
Studios
Hal Roach Studios
Language
en
Year
1936
Duration
71
Release date
1936-12-11
TMDB
5.800 · 12 votes
Status
Released

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