General Spanky

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

George McFarland

Spanky Leonard

Age : 64 | Popularity : 6%

Phillips Holmes

Marshall Valient

Age : 35 | Popularity : 3%

Ralph Morgan

Yankee General

Age : 72 | Popularity : 6%

Irving Pichel

Simmons

Age : 63 | Popularity : 4%

Rosina Lawrence

Louella Blanchard

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Age : 49 | Popularity : 7%

Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

Age : 31 | Popularity : 4%

Hobart Bosworth

Colonel Blanchard

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Hal Roach
	Production Manager	Sidney S. Van Keuren
	Casting	Joe Rivkin
Crew	Presenter	Hal Roach
Editing	Editor	Ray Snyder
Art	Settings	William Stevens Arthur I. Royce
Writing	Writer	Richard Flournoy Hal Yates John Guedel
Directing	Director	Gordon Douglas Fred C. Newmeyer
Sound	Original Music Composer	Marvin Hatley
	Sound	Elmer Raguse William Randall
Camera	Director of Photography	Art Lloyd Walter Lundin
Visual Effects	Visual Effects	Roy Seawright
Department	Role	Name

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