General Spanky ambient background
CinebyCineby
General Spanky backdrop

General Spanky

General Spanky

★ 5.8/10•1936•1h 11m•Comedy•War

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.

Gordon Douglas · Director

Richard Flournoy · Writer

Hal Yates · Writer

John Guedel · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 11m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 11, 1936

Actors

George McFarland

George McFarland

Spanky Leonard

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Marshall Valient

Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan

Yankee General

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

Simmons

Rosina Lawrence

Rosina Lawrence

Louella Blanchard

Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Colonel Blanchard

Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Overseer

James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis

Boat Captain

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Cornelia

Willie Best

Willie Best

Henry

Ernie Alexander

Boat Passenger

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Slavemaster at Meeting

Harry Bernard

Harry Bernard

Bit

John 'Uh huh' Collum

John 'Uh huh' Collum

Kid Army Member

Recommendations

What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Oh! What a Lovely War
Buck Privates
Carry On Sergeant
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Duck Soup
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
The Devil's Disciple
Shoulder Arms
Fun with Dick and Jane
The Mouse That Roared
The Onion Movie
Hot Shots!
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Great Dictator
Rock 'n' Roll High School
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Wolf Hound
Britannia Hospital

Similars

Dog Heaven
Pay As You Exit
Spooky Hooky
Second Childhood
Hide and Shriek
Arbor Day
The Little Rascals' Christmas Special
Reunion in Rhythm
High Society
It's a Bear
The Buccaneers
Every Man for Himself
The Champeen
No Noise
July Days
Beginner's Luck
Little Papa
Our Gang Follies of 1938
Canned Fishing
Bear Facts