TMDb Rating
5.5/10
8 verified votes
General Spanky (1936)
ComedyWar
71 min
Plot Summary
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.
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Keywords to include
ComedyWarGordon DouglasGeorge McFarlandPhillips Holmes1936
Director
Gordon Douglas
Top Cast
George McFarlandPhillips HolmesRalph MorganIrving PichelRosina Lawrence
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