Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 (1936) Rating: Starring: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel, Rosina Lawrence, Buckwheat Thomas, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Hobart Bosworth Director: Fred C. Newmeyer, Gordon Douglas Category: Classics, Children & Family, Comedy, Family Classics, Family Comedies Studio: Subtitles: Length:     Set during the Civil War, 'General Spanky' follows the adventures of a young boy named Spanky and his friend Buckwheat as they form their own army and navigate the challenges of their tumultuous surroundings.