Movie

General Spanky

Released: December 11, 1936 (1936)

Runtime: 71 minutes

Genres: Comedy, War

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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Hobart Bosworth as Colonel Blanchard
Age at release: 69
Ralph Morgan as Yankee General
Age at release: 53
Robert Middlemass as Overseer
Age at release: 53
Irving Pichel as Simmons
Age at release: 45
James P. Burtis as Boat Captain
Age at release: 43
Phillips Holmes as Marshall Valient
Age at release: 29
Rosina Lawrence as Louella Blanchard
Age at release: 23
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Age at release: 9
George McFarland as Spanky Leonard
Age at release: 8
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Age at release: 5

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Henry Hall as Slavemaster
Age at release: 60
Harry Bernard as Bit
Age at release: 58
Frank LaRue as Slavemaster
Age at release: 58
Hooper Atchley as Slavemaster at Meeting
Age at release: 49
Jack Hill as Bit
Age at release: 49
Ernie Alexander as Boat Passenger
Age at release: 46
Jack Cooper as Bit
Age at release: 46
Karl Hackett as First Mate
Age at release: 43
Jack Dougherty as Captain Haden - General's Aide
Age at release: 41
Bud Geary as Sentry in Blanchard Home
Age at release: 38
Ham Kinsey as Bit
Age at release: 36
Louise Beavers as Cornelia
Age at release: 34
Willie Best as Henry
Age at release: 23
Alex Finlayson as Bit
Age at release: 19
Rex Downing as Kid Army Member
Age at release: 11
John 'Uh huh' Collum as Kid Army Member
Age at release: 10
Eugene 'Porky' Lee as Kid Army Member
Age at release: 3
Richard DeNeut as Kid Army Member
Age at release: Unknown
Walter Gregory as Captain Gary
Age at release: Unknown
Portia Lanning as Bit
Age at release: Unknown