General Spanky
General Spanky

General Spanky

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1936
1h 11m
5.5(8 votes)
Comedy
War

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

George McFarland

Spanky Leonard

George McFarland
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Phillips Holmes

Marshall Valient

Phillips Holmes
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Ralph Morgan

Yankee General

Ralph Morgan
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Irving Pichel

Simmons

Irving Pichel
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Rosina Lawrence

Louella Blanchard

Rosina Lawrence
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Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Billie Thomas
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Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

Carl Switzer
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Hobart Bosworth

Colonel Blanchard

Hobart Bosworth
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Robert Middlemass

Overseer

Robert Middlemass
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James P. Burtis

Boat Captain

James P. Burtis
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Louise Beavers

Cornelia

Louise Beavers
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Willie Best

Henry

Willie Best
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Ernie Alexander

Boat Passenger

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Hooper Atchley

Slavemaster at Meeting

Hooper Atchley
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Harry Bernard

Bit

Harry Bernard
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John 'Uh huh' Collum

Kid Army Member

John 'Uh huh' Collum
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Jack Cooper

Bit

Jack Cooper
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Richard DeNeut

Kid Army Member

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Jack Dougherty

Captain Haden - General's Aide

Jack Dougherty
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Rex Downing

Kid Army Member

Rex Downing
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Alex Finlayson

Bit

Alex Finlayson
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Bud Geary

Sentry in Blanchard Home

Bud Geary
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Walter Gregory

Captain Gary

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Karl Hackett

First Mate

Karl Hackett
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Henry Hall

Slavemaster

Henry Hall
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Jack Hill

Bit

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Ham Kinsey

Bit

Ham Kinsey
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Portia Lanning

Bit

No Image
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Frank LaRue

Slavemaster

Frank LaRue
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Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Kid Army Member

Eugene 'Porky' Lee
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Richard Neill

Colonel Parrish

Richard Neill
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Flaette Roberts

Flaette

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Buddy Roosevelt

Lt. Johnson

Buddy Roosevelt
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Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Bulletin Board

Jeffrey Sayre
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Harry Strang

Encampment Sentry

Harry Strang
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Harold Switzer

Kid Army Member

No Image
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Jerry Tucker

Kid Army Member

Jerry Tucker
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Carl Voss

Second Lieutenant

No Image
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Slim Whitaker

Bit

Slim Whitaker
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Robert Winkler

Unknown Role

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