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General Spanky (1936)

5.5 | Dec 11, 1936 (US) | Comedy, War | 01:11

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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George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
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Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
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Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
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Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
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Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
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Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
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Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
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James P. Burtis
Boat Captain