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.

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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