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General Spanky (1936)

General Spanky (1936)

Comedy War
Release Date: 1936, December 11
Directors: Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
Countries: United States of America
Production: Hal Roach Studios, Hal Roach Studios
Cast: Carl Switzer, Harry Strang, Bud Geary, Carl Voss, Jeffrey Sayre, Buddy Roosevelt, Jack Cooper, Hooper Atchley, Rex Downing, Richard Neill, Hobart Bosworth, Robert Middlemass

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.