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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1936-12-11
- video_camera_front Companies Hal Roach Studios
- timer Runtime: 71 Mins
- star Rating: 5.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 6 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0027665
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George McFarland
Spanky Leonard
Phillips Holmes
Marshall Valient
Ralph Morgan
Yankee General
Irving Pichel
Simmons
Rosina Lawrence
Louella Blanchard
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Hobart Bosworth
Colonel Blanchard
Robert Middlemass
Overseer
James P. Burtis
Boat Captain
Louise Beavers
Cornelia
Willie Best
Henry
Ernie Alexander
Boat Passenger
Hooper Atchley
Slavemaster at Meeting
Harry Bernard
Bit
John 'Uh huh' Collum
Kid Army Member
Jack Cooper
Bit
Richard DeNeut
Kid Army Member
Jack Dougherty
Captain Haden - General's Aide
Rex Downing
Kid Army Member
Alex Finlayson
Bit
Bud Geary
Sentry in Blanchard Home
Walter Gregory
Captain Gary
Karl Hackett
First Mate
Henry Hall
Slavemaster
Jack Hill
Bit
Ham Kinsey
Bit
Portia Lanning
Bit
Frank LaRue
Slavemaster
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Kid Army Member
Richard Neill
Colonel Parrish
Flaette Roberts
Flaette
Buddy Roosevelt
Lt. Johnson
Jeffrey Sayre
Man at Bulletin Board
Harry Strang
Encampment Sentry
Harold Switzer
Kid Army Member
Jerry Tucker
Kid Army Member
Carl Voss
Second Lieutenant
Slim Whitaker
Bit
Robert Winkler
groups Crew
Gordon Douglas
Director
Richard Flournoy
Writer
Hal Yates
Writer
John Guedel
Writer
Fred C. Newmeyer
Director
Hal Roach
Producer
Marvin Hatley
Original Music Composer
Art Lloyd
Director of Photography
Walter Lundin
Director of Photography
Ray Snyder
Editor
Joe Rivkin
Casting
Sidney S. Van Keuren
Production Manager
Arthur I. Royce
Settings
William Stevens
Settings
Elmer Raguse
Sound
William Randall Sr.
Sound
Roy Seawright
Visual Effects
Hal Roach
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