Movie Description
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
- Director : Gordon Douglas,Fred C. Newmeyer
- Producer : Hal Roach
- Writer : Hal Yates,Richard Flournoy,John Guedel
- Editor : Ray Snyder
- 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
Cast
Spanky Leonard
Marshall Valient
Yankee General
Simmons
Louella Blanchard
Buckwheat
Alfalfa
Colonel Blanchard
Overseer
Boat Captain
Cornelia
Henry
Boat Passenger
Slavemaster at Meeting
Bit
Kid Army Member
Bit
Kid Army Member
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Kid Army Member
Bit
Sentry in Blanchard Home
Captain Gary
First Mate
Slavemaster
Bit
Bit
Bit
Slavemaster
Kid Army Member
Colonel Parrish
Flaette
Lt. Johnson
Man at Bulletin Board
Encampment Sentry
Kid Army Member
Kid Army Member
Second Lieutenant
Bit
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Facts
Original TitleGeneral Spanky
Status Released
Release Information
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1936-12-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 11m
Production CompaniesHal Roach Studios
Genres
- Comedy
- War