General Spanky

Name: General Spanky
Director: Gordon Douglas
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1936-12-11
Duration: 1 h 11 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel, Rosina Lawrence

Directed by Gordon Douglas

Comedy

War

19361h 11m5.5

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.