General Spanky

Dec 11, 1936

1h 11m

★ 5.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

War

Production Companies

Hal Roach Studios

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Cast

Spanky Leonard

George McFarland

Marshall Valient

Phillips Holmes

Yankee General

Ralph Morgan

Simmons

Irving Pichel

Louella Blanchard

Rosina Lawrence

Buckwheat

Billie Thomas

Alfalfa

Carl Switzer

Colonel Blanchard

Hobart Bosworth

Overseer

Robert Middlemass

Boat Captain

James P. Burtis

Cornelia

Louise Beavers

Henry

Willie Best

On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stumbles on the festivities and has Miss Pipps fired. The Our Gang conspire to save her job by inviting all the parents to a special meeting. There the gang stage a melodrama, with Mr. Pratt portrayed as Simon Legree. The parents react by demoting Mr. Pratt to janitor. They appoint kindly Mr. Swanson, the current janitor, to head the school board. And of course they reinstate Miss Pipps as school teacher. Sometime later, in an act of forgiveness, Miss Pipps and the gang hold a birthday party for Pratt who is then humbled by the experience.

6.0

Tiny Troubles

Feb 18, 1939

Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.

6.0

Alfalfa's Double

Jan 20, 1940

Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.

6.0

Melodies Old and New

Jan 24, 1942

The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.

5.9

Boxing Gloves

Sep 9, 1929

The Rascals have a boxing arena that could pack them in if they could find fighters who would actually mix it up. Harry and Farina notice a rivalry between two very large young kids, Joe and Chubby, that would fill the bill if only the two heavyweights would put aside their gentle natures. Farina gets an idea: tell each of the lads that the other will take a dive in the second round. So the fight begins and the stands are filled; but will the combatants actually throw a punch? Ernie has one more trick up his sleeve to get the fists flying and the crowd on its feet. Sweet science indeed.

6.5

Came the Brawn

Apr 15, 1938

Alfalfa enters a rigged wrestling match against the Masked Marvel, unaware that neighborhood bully Butch has secretly donned the disguise of his opponent.

6.6

Beginner's Luck

Feb 23, 1935

Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.

5.8

High Society

Aug 24, 1924

Mickey is a poor boy who lives with his Uncle Pat. While they're broke, they're also very happy. Since Pat hasn't legally adopted Mickey, Aunt Kate gains custody and takes him to her mansion.

6.4

July Days

Aug 26, 1923

The gang is trying just about anything to pass the time during their summer vacation. As usual, Mickey and Jack are trying to win the affections of Mary. In the interim, the village blacksmith, "Dad" Anderson, receives a lucrative contract to produce a creation of his: a sail-propelled scooter. The gang is lucky enough to get a hold of a few of these scooters, and happily sail down the city streets.

6.6

Fly My Kite

May 30, 1931

A greedy man tries to get rid of his mother by putting her in an old folks home until he discovers she has a fortune in stock certificates.

7.3

Pay As You Exit

Oct 23, 1936

The "Our Gang" kids stage a production of "Romeo and Juliet," but the show is threatened when leading lady Darla walks out on star Alfalfa.

6.0

Spooky Hooky

Dec 24, 1936

The gang puts a phony absent note on their teacher's desk so they can go to the circus, then have to get it back when they find out that the class was going on a field trip to the circus anyway.

7.0

Second Childhood

Apr 11, 1936

A lonely, rich, hypochondriac is celebrating her 65th birthday in the same manner in which she observes the other 364 days of the year by complaining, berating her servants, taking her pills and grumping about everything around her, including the sunshine. A toy airplane comes flying through an open window and breaks a vase, and when its owner, Spanky, comes in search of it he is informed he will have to pay seventy-five cents for the broken vase. Spanly has never seen six-bit, much less having it in his pants, so he offers his and his friend's help in cleaning up the yard in exchange. Before the kids are through, they've given the old lady a new outlook on life.

6.0

Reunion in Rhythm

Jan 8, 1937

The gang puts on a musical show at a reunion for some of the former Gang kids.

6.8

Bear Facts

Mar 5, 1938

In an effort to impress Darla, Alfalfa tells her that he's a famous bear trainer. Little does he know that Darla's father owns a circus - and a bear costume. It's time for everyone to uncover the "bear facts".

6.6

The Awful Tooth

May 26, 1938

When one of the Our Gang kids finds money under his pillow after losing a tooth, all the kids decide to get rich by having all their teeth pulled.

4.0

The Little Rascals' Christmas Special

Dec 3, 1979

Spanky and Porky try to figure out a way to get their mother a winter coat for Christmas after she buys them a Blue Comet electric train.

6.7

Hide and Shriek

Jun 18, 1938

Detective Alfalfa and his assistants Buckwheat and Porky try to solve a missing-candy case but find themselves in an amusement park haunted house.

7.0

Little Papa

Sep 21, 1935

The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.