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General Spanky
1936, Dec 11
1h 11m
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.
Directed by
Fred C. Newmeyer, Gordon Douglas
Written by
John Guedel, Richard Flournoy, Hal Yates
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Irving Pichel
Simmons
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Willie Best
Henry
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Jerry Tucker
Kid Army Member
Frank LaRue
Slavemaster
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Henry Hall
Slavemaster
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
Buddy Roosevelt
Lt. Johnson
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Karl Hackett
First Mate
Harry Strang
Encampment Sentry
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Bulletin Board
Slim Whitaker
Bit
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Kid Army Member
Richard Neill
Colonel Parrish
Rex Downing
Kid Army Member
Bud Geary
Sentry in Blanchard Home
Alex Finlayson
Bit
Harry Bernard
Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
Bit
Ham Kinsey
Bit
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Walter Gregory
Captain Gary
Jack Hill
Bit
Portia Lanning
Bit
Flaette Roberts
Flaette
Harold Switzer
Kid Army Member
Carl Voss
Second Lieutenant
Robert Winkler
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