General Spanky (1936)

This is the only feature-length film to star the child actors from the Our Gang Little Rascals shorts of the 1930s. The film is so far removed from what makes the shorts so entertaining that it's no surprise that there weren't more movies.

Spanky McFarland is an orphan shoeshine boy who joins up with little Buckwheat after he accidentally loses his master and unwittingly becomes a runaway slave. They both come under the care of a generous young southern man who doesn't support the inevitable, upcoming Civil War.  Spanky and Buckwheat eventually befriend Alfalfa, and with other kids they form their own army complete with uniforms and oaths. This children's army gets into a battle with the Yankee troops who just think that the kids are so cute. The only real enemy in this film is a corrupt Northern officer who captures their Southern friend and is determined to execute him as a spy.

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