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General Spanky

5.819361h 11mMovieComedyWar

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…

DirectorsGordon Douglas·Fred C. Newmeyer
WritersHal Yates·Richard Flournoy
ProducerHal Roach

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Cast · Directed by Gordon Douglas

GMGeorge McFarland
George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
PHPhillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
RMRalph Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
IPIrving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Simmons
RLRosina Lawrence
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
BTBillie Thomas
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
CSCarl Switzer
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
HBHobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
RMRobert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
JBJames P. Burtis
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
LB
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
WBWillie Best
Willie Best
Henry

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General Spanky — streaming FAQ

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General Spanky isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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General Spanky hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 29, 1937. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.