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General Spanky

General Spanky

(1936)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Gordon Douglas,Fred C. Newmeyer
  2. Producer : Hal Roach
  3. Writer : Hal Yates,Richard Flournoy,John Guedel
  4. Editor : Ray Snyder
  5. 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,Alex Finlayson,Bud Geary,Walter Gregory,Karl Hackett,Henry Hall,Jack Hill,Ham Kinsey,Portia Lanning,Frank LaRue,Eugene 'Porky' Lee,Richard Neill,Flaette Roberts,Buddy Roosevelt,Jeffrey Sayre,Harry Strang,Harold Switzer,Jerry Tucker,Carl Voss,Slim Whitaker,Robert Winkler

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Original TitleGeneral Spanky

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1936-12-11

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 11m

Production CompaniesHal Roach Studios

Genres

  • Comedy
  • War

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