General Spanky (1936)

General Spanky (1936)

1936-12-11 United States of America 71 Min. PG-13
5.333 6 votes

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.

Cast

George McFarland is Spanky Leonard
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes is Marshall Valient
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan is Yankee General
Yankee General
Irving Pichel is Simmons
Rosina Lawrence is Louella Blanchard
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas is Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer is Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth is Colonel Blanchard
Colonel Blanchard
James P. Burtis is Boat Captain
Boat Captain
Louise Beavers is Cornelia