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General Spanky is a 1936 American comedy film produced by Hal Roach. A spin-off of Roach's popular Our Gang short subjects, the film stars George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Rosina Lawrence, Billie Thomas and Carl Switzer.
General Spanky: Directed by Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer. With George 'Spanky' McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel. A small boy is instrumental in a famous Civil War victory.
- (436)
- Comedy, Family, War
- Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer
- 1936-12-11
Watch the classic Our Gang episode where Spanky and his friends form a fake army to protect women and children from Union soldiers. The film is available for free download and streaming in 720p quality.
Jan 19, 2016 · General Spanky - Feature Clip. Warner Bros. 291K subscribers. Subscribed. 805. 142K views 8 years ago.
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Just before the start of the Civil War, six-year-old bootblack Spanky has to jump off a Mississippi River boat when his new little pal Buckwheat paints some of the passengers' shoes white to drum up business.
- Fred Newmeyer, Gordon Douglas
- Spanky Mcfarland
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.
About. The Our Gang comedies accounted for more films than any other series, totaling 221 between 1922 and 1944. But just one of those outings provided big roles for America's favorite little pals: General Spanky, the gang's only feature film.
