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General Spanky

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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General Spanky

December 11, 1936
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Cast (40)

George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
Kid Army Member
Bud Geary
Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory
Captain Gary
Karl Hackett
First Mate
Henry Hall
Slavemaster
Frank LaRue
Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Kid Army Member
Richard Neill
Colonel Parrish
Buddy Roosevelt
Lt. Johnson
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Bulletin Board
Harry Strang
Encampment Sentry
Harold Switzer
Kid Army Member
Jerry Tucker
Kid Army Member
Carl Voss
Second Lieutenant

Crew (18)

Directing

Writing

Production

Hal Roach
Producer
Sidney S. Van Keuren
Production Manager
Joe Rivkin
Casting

Sound

Marvin Hatley
Original Music Composer

Art

Camera

Walter Lundin
Director of Photography
Art Lloyd
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

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Crew

Hal Roach
Presenter

Editing

Ray Snyder
Editor

Lighting

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Visual Effects

Roy Seawright
Visual Effects