General Spanky
1936, English. Directed by Gordon Douglas & Fred C. Newmeyer.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Gordon DouglasDirector
- Fred C. NewmeyerDirector
- George McFarlandSpanky Leonard
- Phillips HolmesMarshall Valient
- Ralph MorganYankee General
- Irving PichelSimmons
- Rosina LawrenceLouella Blanchard
- Billie ThomasBuckwheat
- Carl SwitzerAlfalfa
- Hobart BosworthColonel Blanchard
- Robert MiddlemassOverseer
- James P. BurtisBoat Captain
- Louise BeaversCornelia
- Willie BestHenry
Details
- Released
- 11 December 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Richard Flournoy, Hal Yates, John Guedel
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General Spanky runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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General Spanky isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 December 1936. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like General Spanky?
If you liked General Spanky, try What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, Oh! What a Lovely War, Buck Privates.
Who directed General Spanky?
General Spanky (1936) was directed by Gordon Douglas and Fred C. Newmeyer and stars George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan.