General Spanky
Release date: 1936-12-11
Votes: 7
Genres: Comedy, War
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.
Reviews
No reviews for this movie.
Movie Recommendation
Winterset1936-12-03A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly executed.More...
Flow2019-12-05A turbulent day in a life, painted by air.More...
George Strait: For the Last Time - Live from the Astrodome2003-03-04George Strait plays the last concert at the Houston Astrodome.More...
Mini-bus2000-12-31Set in 1998. Two young men, Liu and Gao, come to Beijing from Shandong Province. The cousin who is leaving for Hainan Province entrusts the minibus he contracted to the two men. They run the minibus and compete in the competitive suburban transport market.More...
Come to the Skating Rink1981-05-13Various activities happen on the skating rink - hockey, figure skating, even swimming.More...
Child of Manhattan1933-02-11Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Dance Hall is one of the tenants of the Vanderkill estates. To reassure his aunt Sophie, Vanderkill visits Loveland to determine whether it is as disreputable as Sophie suspects. There he meets a dime-a-dance girl, Madeleine MacGonagal, who charms him with her quaint proletarian accent. They begin a secret affair, which turns into a secret marriage when pregnancy ensues. When the baby fails to survive, Madeleine decides that since he had married her only for the baby's sake, she should make haste to Mexico to secure a divorce. There she meets Panama Canal Kelly, a former suitor who now owns a silver mine. Her plans for divorce and quick remarriage are complicated when Vanderkill arrives to confront her.More...
SuperM : Live From Capitol Records in Hollywood2019-05-10There is no descriptionMore...
The Yellow Wallpaper2022-03-29A dark and disturbing adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s controversial gothic feminist horror story about patriarchy and hysteria. Jane, a writer and young mother, is prescribed a rest treatment by her physician husband John, who takes her to a remote country estate for the summer. She becomes obsessed with the peculiar yellow wallpaper in the bedroom he has chosen for her. In her isolation, she secretly writes about a woman trapped in the wallpaper—that she must free.More...
The Night Before2017-09-19On the night before Halloween, a single mother and her daughter are taken captive in a strange home.More...
Father Sergius1978-09-05A film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. The main character of the film is Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, an ardent, proud young man — a big fan of the tsar. Kasatsky is going to marry, but at the last moment he learns from the bride that she was the mistress of the emperor. The prince is deeply disappointed in social life, he takes a monastic vow and leaves the capital. Faith in God was to save the soul, but passions and worldly temptations don't leave Kasatsky.More...
The Lives of Albert Camus2020-01-22Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.More...- Hold My Hand1938-08-01Eddie Marston is wealthy and kind, but his affairs are rapidly descending into chaos. Who can help him?More...
Michael Jackson: A Troubled Genius2009-09-21Michael Jackson was the biggest star in the history of music, but he also fought a life-long battle against his own inner demons. This is the secret story of a true modern hero. Join Michael Jackson as he tirelessly tours the globe working on behalf of his favourite charities and good causes. We hear from Elizabeth Taylor who stood by Michael during his darkest hours. In England we go backstage as Michael meets Princess Diana and Prince Charles. In South Africa Michael comes face to face with his idol - Nelson Mandela. We also hear from La Toya Jackson, Janet Jackson and Beyoncà Knowles. See Michael speak out against exploitation, racism, war and oppression as he fights for the rights of under-privileged children everywhere.More...
Offline2013-03-09Kevin is annoyed that he has to spend his afternoon teaching his Grandma how to use the World Wide Web, so he decides to leave it to herself to learn. However, with only a few instructions left by her Grandson, Grandma accidentally deletes the Internet. While Grandma sits quietly at home with no knowledge of what she has done, chaos and destruction begin to arise as many struggle to come to grips with their current offline status, including an online gamer in France, a pretentious Canadian Internet expert, a high tempered American President trying to find the source of the problem, and many more from around the world.More...
Chog2024-04-15An innocent dog sitter takes care of a disgusting old murderous miniature schnauzer.More...
Scar1995-01-02Scar holds a special place in the development and oeuvre of Ronit Elkabetz: it’s her first work as a co-screenwriter, and her sole work for someone other than herself or her brother, Shlomi.More...
Similar Movies
RajiniMurugan
2016-01-14Rajini Murugan locks horns with Yezharai Mookkan who tries to get a share of Murugan's ancestral property by defaming his grandfather.Dog Daze
1939-07-01The 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.Come Back, Miss Pipps...
1941-10-24On 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.Tiny Troubles
1939-02-18Alfalfa "trades in" his whining baby brother for another baby--who turns out to be a midget criminal.Alfalfa's Double
1940-01-20Our Gang member Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius.Melodies Old and New
1942-01-24The gang prevails upon old-time minstrel impresario Walter Wills to help them stage a fund-raising musical show.Family Troubles
1943-04-03Our 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.Boxing Gloves
1929-09-09The 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.Bear Shooters
1930-05-16The 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.Fly My Kite
1931-05-30A 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.Arbor Day
1936-05-02Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.Pay As You Exit
1936-10-23The "Our Gang" kids stage a production of "Romeo and Juliet," but the show is threatened when leading lady Darla walks out on star Alfalfa.Second Childhood
1936-04-11A 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.Reunion in Rhythm
1937-01-08The gang puts on a musical show at a reunion for some of the former Gang kids.Our Gang Follies of 1...
1937-12-18Alfalfa gives up being "King of the Crooners" to sing opera, but a nightmare of being under the thumb of an evil producer sends him back to his roots.The Buccaneers
1924-03-09This 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.Beginner's Luck
1935-02-23Spanky's mother pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.The First Round-Up
1934-05-05The 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.Hide and Shriek
1938-06-18Detective Alfalfa and his assistants Buckwheat and Porky try to solve a missing-candy case but find themselves in an amusement park haunted house.Little Papa
1935-09-21The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.