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General Spanky

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General Spanky — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • December 11, 1936
  • Runtime
  • 71 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, War
  • Director
  • Gordon Douglas

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General Spanky — Cast

George McFarland photo George McFarland Spanky Leonard Phillips Holmes photo Phillips Holmes Marshall Valient Ralph Morgan photo Ralph Morgan Yankee General Irving Pichel photo Irving Pichel Simmons Rosina Lawrence photo Rosina Lawrence Louella Blanchard Billie Thomas photo Billie Thomas Buckwheat Carl Switzer photo Carl Switzer Alfalfa Hobart Bosworth photo Hobart Bosworth Colonel Blanchard

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