General Spanky

1h 11min

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.

Cast

George McFarland

George McFarland

Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan

Yankee General
Rosina Lawrence

Rosina Lawrence

Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat
Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Colonel Blanchard
James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis

Boat Captain
Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Slavemaster at Meeting
John 'Uh huh' Collum

John 'Uh huh' Collum

Kid Army Member
Richard DeNeut

Richard DeNeut

Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty

Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing

Rex Downing

Kid Army Member
Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory

Walter Gregory

Captain Gary
Karl Hackett

Karl Hackett

First Mate
Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Slavemaster
Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Kid Army Member
Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Colonel Parrish
Buddy Roosevelt

Buddy Roosevelt

Lt. Johnson
Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Bulletin Board
Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Encampment Sentry
Harold Switzer

Harold Switzer

Kid Army Member
Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker

Kid Army Member
Carl Voss

Carl Voss

Second Lieutenant

Release date

11th Dec 1936

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English