General Spanky(1936)

movie - first aired/released 1936-12-11 - 71 min - audience 5.8

Comedy, War

Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Gordon Douglas

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.