Comedy / War /

Score: 54.2%( 7 votes )

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.

Cast:

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