General Spanky (1936)


General Spanky Poster
1h 11min | Comedy, Family, War | Dec 11, 1936 | Released

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.

Director: Gordon Douglas Fred Newmeyer

Producer: Hal Roach

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Cast & Crew

Cast (40 Members)


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Hobart Bosworth

Colonel Blanchard

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Rex Downing

Kid Army Member

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George McFarland

Spanky Leonard

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Bud Geary

Sentry in Blanchard Home

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Louise Beavers

Cornelia

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Henry Hall

Slavemaster

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Ralph Morgan

Yankee General

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Phillips Holmes

Marshall Valient

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Rosina Lawrence

Louella Blanchard

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Hooper Atchley

Slavemaster at Meeting

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Karl Hackett

First Mate

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Frank LaRue

Slavemaster

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Harry Strang

Encampment Sentry

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Jeffrey Sayre

Man at Bulletin Board

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Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

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James P. Burtis

Boat Captain

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Jack Dougherty

Captain Haden - General's Aide

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Richard DeNeut

Kid Army Member

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Jerry Tucker

Kid Army Member

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Ernie Alexander

Boat Passenger

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John 'Uh huh' Collum

Kid Army Member

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Buddy Roosevelt

Lt. Johnson

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Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Kid Army Member

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Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

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Harold Switzer

Kid Army Member

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Richard Neill

Colonel Parrish

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Carl Voss

Second Lieutenant

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Walter Gregory

Captain Gary

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

Crew (9 Members)


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Hal Roach

Presenter

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Gordon Douglas

Director

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Marvin Hatley

Original Music Composer

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Hal Yates

Writer

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Fred Newmeyer

Director

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John Guedel

Writer

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Joe Rivkin

Casting

Profile Hal Roach Presenter
Profile Gordon Douglas Director
Profile Marvin Hatley Original Music Composer
Profile Hal Yates Writer
Profile Fred Newmeyer Director
Profile John Guedel Writer
Profile Joe Rivkin Casting

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