General Spanky

Dec 11, 1936

1h 11m

★ 5.4

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.

5.5

Family Troubles

Apr 3, 1943

Our Gang member Janet Burston believes that her family is neglecting her, so she decides to run away from home. The other gang members try to help Janet get adopted (or "adapted") by a more agreeable family, choosing a kindly elderly couple (Sarah Padden and Harry C. Bradley) for the honor.

5.3

RajiniMurugan

Dec 4, 2015

Rajini Murugan locks horns with Yezharai Mookkan who tries to get a share of Murugan's ancestral property by defaming his grandfather.

5.2

Dog Daze

Jul 1, 1939

The Gang owes 37 cents to Butch, so they try to raise money by rounding up stray dogs for the reward, but nearly get busted for dognapping.

6.4

The First Round-Up

May 5, 1934

The gang packs up for a camping trip to Cherry Creek two miles from their home, but to them it is the wilderness. After night falls, the hooting owls and croaking frogs conjure up visions of spooks. When a thunderstorm hits, they all scurry for home.

6.5

The Champeen

Jan 27, 1923

Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.

6.2

No Noise

Sep 23, 1923

Entertaining Our Gang comedy has poor Mickey in the hospital being fed castor oil when his friends stop by to pay him a visit. As you'd expect, the kids start making all sorts of noise so the doctors decide to teach them a lesson by scaring them.

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.

5.2

Bear Shooters

May 16, 1930

The gang decides to go camping with a little bear hunting on the side. A pair of poachers decides to try and scare them off with a gorilla suit but the gang decides to try and capture the gorilla instead.

6.0

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.

6.8

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.

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.

7.0

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.

6.1

It's a Bear

Jul 27, 1924

The kids pretend to be hunting a variety of animals when they're invited to a farm where they try to capture real game. This gets boring after a while so they decide to try and track a bear. Soon the bear is stalking them!

6.3

The Buccaneers

Mar 9, 1924

This Our Gang short has the group playing pirates and building a ship to sail in. Once the ship hits water it sinks but they end up on another boat when the dog unties the rope and the kids head off to sea where they must be rescued by the Navy.

6.2

Every Man for Himself

Oct 19, 1924

This Our Gang short has the group running an athletic club where Joe is put through a couple fights. They also appear to be running a wireless shoe-shining gig where they get customers by splashing paint on their shoes.