1936
5.4 (7 votes)
1h 11m
Genres
Comedy
War
Production Companies
Hal Roach Studios
General Spanky
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.
Key Crew
Director: Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
Writer: Richard Flournoy, Hal Yates, John Guedel
Producer: Hal Roach
Director of Photography: Art Lloyd, Walter Lundin
