Talkie short
General Spanky
Synopsis
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.
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | George McFarland | Spanky Leonard | George McFarland |
| Cast | Phillips Holmes | Marshall Valient | Phillips Holmes |
| Cast | Ralph Morgan | Yankee General | Ralph Morgan |
| Cast | Irving Pichel | Simmons | Irving Pichel |
| Cast | Rosina Lawrence | Louella Blanchard | Rosina Lawrence |
| Cast | Billie Thomas | Buckwheat | Billie Thomas |
| Cast | Carl Switzer | Alfalfa | Carl Switzer |
| Cast | Hobart Bosworth | Colonel Blanchard | Hobart Bosworth |
| Director | Gordon Douglas | Director | Gordon Douglas |
| Director | Fred C. Newmeyer | Director | Fred C. Newmeyer |
| Writer | Hal Yates | Writer | Hal Yates |
| Writer | Richard Flournoy | Writer | Richard Flournoy |
| Writer | John Guedel | Writer | John Guedel |
| Producer | Hal Roach | Producer | Hal Roach |
| cinematography | Walter Lundin | Director of Photography | Walter Lundin |
| cinematography | Art Lloyd | Director of Photography | Art Lloyd |
| music | Marvin Hatley | Original Music Composer | Marvin Hatley |
| casting | Joe Rivkin | Casting | Joe Rivkin |
| visual-effects | Roy Seawright | Visual Effects | Roy Seawright |
| sound | Elmer Raguse | Sound | Elmer Raguse |
| settings | William Stevens | Settings | William Stevens |
| sound | William Randall Sr. | Sound | William Randall Sr. |
| presenter | Hal Roach | Presenter | Hal Roach |
| editor | Ray Snyder | Editor | Ray Snyder |
| settings | Arthur I. Royce | Settings | Arthur I. Royce |
| production-manager | Sidney S. Van Keuren | Production Manager | Sidney S. Van Keuren |
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