General Spanky (1936)
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
- George McFarland — Spanky Leonard
- Phillips Holmes — Marshall Valient
- Ralph Morgan — Yankee General
- Irving Pichel — Simmons
- Rosina Lawrence — Louella Blanchard
- Billie Thomas — Buckwheat
- Carl Switzer — Alfalfa
- Hobart Bosworth — Colonel Blanchard
- Robert Middlemass — Overseer
- James P. Burtis — Boat Captain
- Louise Beavers — Cornelia
- Willie Best — Henry
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