General Spanky (1936) — comedy, war film. Directed by Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer. Starring George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel.
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Comedy, War · 5.7/10 · 71 min · 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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