General Spanky 1936
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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.
- Released: 1936-12-11
- Runtime: 71 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, War
- Stars: George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel, Rosina Lawrence
- Director: Gordon Douglas, Richard Flournoy, Hal Yates, John Guedel, Fred C. Newmeyer
