General Spanky
movie
Released December 11, 1936
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.
Cast
George McFarland
as
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
as
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
as
Yankee General
Irving Pichel
as
Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
as
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
as
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
as
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
as
Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
as
Overseer
James P. Burtis
as
Boat Captain
Louise Beavers
as
Cornelia
Willie Best
as
Henry
Crew
Gordon Douglas
as
Director
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Hal Yates
as
Writer
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Richard Flournoy
as
Writer
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John Guedel
as
Writer
Fred C. Newmeyer
as
Director
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Walter Lundin
as
Director of Photography
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Joe Rivkin
as
Casting
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Roy Seawright
as
Visual Effects
Elmer Raguse
as
Sound
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William Stevens
as
Settings
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William Randall Sr.
as
Sound
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Art Lloyd
as
Director of Photography