General Spanky (1936)
71 min
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
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- George 'Spanky' McFarland as Spanky
- Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient
- Ralph Morgan as Yankee General
- Irving Pichel as Simmons
- Rosina Lawrence as Louella
- Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas as Buckwheat
- Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer as Alfalfa
- Hobart Bosworth as Col. Blanchard
- Robert Middlemass as Overseer
- James P. Burtis as Boat Captain
Crew
- Gordon Douglas · Director
- Fred C. Newmeyer · Director
- Richard Flournoy · Writer
- Hal Yates · Writer
- John Guedel · Writer
- Marvin Hatley · Composer
- Art Lloyd · Cinematographer
- Walter Lundin · Cinematographer
- Ray Snyder · Editor