General Spanky
1936 · 71 min
Comedy · War
★ 5.8Orphaned 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.
Crew
- Director Gordon Douglas
- Director Fred C. Newmeyer
- Writer Hal Yates
- Writer Richard Flournoy
- Writer John Guedel
- Director of Photography Walter Lundin
- Director of Photography Art Lloyd
Cast
George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
Irving Pichel
Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
- L
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Willie Best
Henry
Crew
- Director — Gordon Douglas
- Director — Fred C. Newmeyer
- Writer — Hal Yates
- Writer — Richard Flournoy
- Writer — John Guedel
- Director of Photography — Walter Lundin
- Director of Photography — Art Lloyd
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