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Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky (Spanky McFarland) is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat (William "Buckwheat' Thomas). After wronging a vicious gambler (Irving Pichel), Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant (Phillips Holmes) for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own. Wikipedia
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky (Spanky McFarland) is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat (William "Buckwheat' Thomas). After wronging a vicious gambler (Irving Pichel), Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall...
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- Release date: 1936
- Director: Gordon Douglas, Fred Newmeyer
- Producer: Hal Roach
- Writer: John Guedel, Richard Flournoy, Carl Harbaugh, Hal Yates
- Music: Marvin Hatley
- Studio: Hal Roach Studios
- Oscar Nominations: Sound Recording

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