General Spanky
General Spanky
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.
- Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
- Genre: Comedy, War
- Actors: George McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Rosina Lawrence
