After his plantation-owner boss, the elegant Holmes, goes off to fight in the Civil War, "Our Gang's" Spanky rounds up his pals and takes up the Confederate cause. Together with Alfalfa (Switzer) and Buckwheat (Thomas), they outwit some bumbling Yankee soldiers and save Holmes from the
firing squad, thanks to kindly Yankee general Morgan. Switzer sings a rousing rendition of "Just Before the Battle, Mother." GENERAL SPANKY was an attempt to have the Gang joke, make faces, and slam-bang their way through a full-length feature film after hundreds of one- and two-reelers since the
series was born in 1921. The reception, however, was so lukewarm that no other Gang feat...
Released:
1936
Rated:
NR
Length:
73 mins