This inspires spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their. It begins on a riverboat with the sacramento river standing in for the mighty mississippi where an. Early goingson from the first and only our gang feature, the civil war comedy general spanky, 1936, in which spanky mcfarland meets marshall vallent phillips holmes on the riverboat. General spanky 1936 hal roachs our gang, aka the little rascals, starred in just one feature film during the glory years, but to say that the whole gang was involved would be lying. But just one of those outings provided big roles for americas favorite little pals. The our gang comedies accounted for more films than any other series, totaling 221 between 1922 and 1944. Surprisingly, the 1936 comedy general spanky marks the only time that the kid characters from our gang namely, spanky, buckwheat, and alfalfa were given their own feature film. The civil war setting is not entirely appropriate to the antics of our gang, and as a result general spanky is more peculiar. Seeing the mick jagger film performance 1970 in the late 70s, was intrigued by the vintage bdsm clips used in a scene set in a sleazy theater. General spanky was inspired by the success of the shirley temple movies the little colonel and the littlest rebel. Directed by fred newmeyer and gordon douglas, it was originally released to theaters on december 11, 1936, by metrogoldwynmayer. The spanky, a micro fiber lens cloth trail map, was invented to provide a solution to the frustration of using paper resort maps in wet and windy conditions. General spanky was nominated for for an academy award in 1936 for best sound recording. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Mar 27, 2007 general spanky vhs from mgmua home video released sep. General spanky 1936 directed by gordon douglas, fred c. It was nominated for an academy award for best sound recording of 1936, and production values are high. Spanky is an orphan shining shoes on a riverboat traveling down the mississippi river during the civil war.
George mcfarland phillips holmes ralph morgan 1936 an orphan bootblack spanky mcfarland and the our gang kids help a planter phillips holmes in the civil war. Each block represents an hour of the day for each day of the week. Set in the south during the civil war, the story focuses on spanky george spanky mcfarland. There he befriends young runaway slave buckwheat william buckwheat thomas. General spanky dvdr 1936 warner archive collection. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. A small boy is instrumental in a famous civil war victory. Rare theatrical trailer for the first our gang feature film before the beloved 1994 film the little rascals. General spanky features just three of the core kids five other minor players turn up as well and places them within a decidedly adultdominated scenario set in the civil war era. Spanky and his friends all decide to play army as the country is embroiled in war. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Voir film general spanky en streaming vf, telecharger film general spanky en entier, regarder film general spanky en francais. Hoping to match the success of shirley temples civil warbased the little colonel and the littlest rebel, hal roach selected the same era and. Starring the popular characters from the our gang series, this comedy is set during the civil war as spankys george mcfarland guardian.
Spanky in chief sign at trumps grand military parade was the theme of new york citys 33rd annual aprils fools day parade and 2nd annual trumpathon. Bedste nye film biograf general spanky 1936 download full fuld hd 1080p. Orphaned shoeshine boy spanky is working on a mississippi riverboat during the civil war. With george spanky mcfarland, phillips holmes, ralph morgan, irving pichel. The film was based on our gang costar george spanky mcfarland. Set in the south during the civil war, the story focuses on spanky george spanky mcfarland, an orphaned shoeshine boy who works his way down the mississippi by riverboat. General spanky is a 1936 american comedy film produced by hal roach. His best friend is a lost slave he calls buckwheat. When marshall is sentenced to be shot, spanky gets the idea to visit the yankee general and ask for his help, as one general to another.
Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by marshall valiant for an important mission. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. A spinoff of roachs popular our gang short subjects, the film stars george mcfarland. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Its worth noting that 1936 when general spanky was made is now closer to 1861 when the confederates fired on fort sumter than it is to 2015 as i type this. Newmeyer with george spanky mcfarland, phillips holmes, ralph morgan, irving pichel, year. General spanky is a comedy rap artist whose debut album drops may 4th 2015 on itunes and he is supported by healing through humour, a non profit organization that teach people living with mental illness and mental health issues the art of comedy writing and performance. For once the production values where good, but creativity killed.
General spanky 1936 original theatrical trailer youtube. Join spanky, stymie, buckwheat and the rest of those little rascals for five feature episodes that are both hilarious and heartwarming, along with a special bonus episode from the silentera of 1926. The high quality micro fiber lens cloth allows you to scan the ski resort trail map, wipe your goggles, and quickly scrunch up the spanky and put it. Please click the link below to receive your verification email.
General spanky vhs from mgmua home video released sep. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. I was so looking forward to the only our gang feature film, general spanky 1936, only to find myself limited to being mildly amused. Heres a quick summary of the content found in this rrated film. Orphaned shoeshine boy spanky spanky mcfarland is working on a mississippi riverboat during the civil war.
His friends designate him their general and he leads them on a rather funny encounter with real union troops. The little rascals two pack 2 vhs set from brentwood home video released in 1994. The number indicates how many kills were achieved in that hour over the last 90 days. See more ideas about comics, vintage comics and comic covers. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. We have an amazing collection of rare comedy movies on dvd for sale online. Film gratis en streaming et download, en langue francaise. General spanky dvd 1936 shop the best classic films. It was the 1th 25th talking episode our gang short that was released. There he befriends young runaway slave buckwheat william.
Overview of theodora goes wild, 1936, directed by richard boleslawski, with irene dunne, melvyn douglas, thomas mitchell, at turner classic movies. On june 1, however, spanky was stripped of the title and it was abandoned, making spanky the last ever mcw southern light heavyweight champion. Early goingson from the first and only our gang feature, the civil war comedy general spanky, 1936, in which spanky mcfarland meets marshall vallent phillips holmes on the. Profanity is extreme with nearly 90 f words and an assortment of others. The yanks shoot back at the gang until they realize they are fighting children. George spanky mcfarland, jerry maren in carriage, carl alfalfa switzer, darla hood, 1939. Le film general spanky 1936 vostfr streaming gratuit et legal. Here, he seems to be pretty much daring them to fail by using an unproven format within another unproven format. Our gang members spanky mcfarland and scotty beckett fig. Bio spanfield spanky george leonard is a civil war orphan befriended by captain marshall valient of the confederate army. After wronging a vicious gambler, spanky and buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Since general spanky was only a moderate success, hal roach turned away from any future our gang feature films to focus mostly on shorts. On a riverboat buckwheat billie thomas gets into mischief, and his master puts him in a barrel.
Also called sonny, hes given a home at valients mansion where in his absence he looks after the place and forms his own kiddie army to defend the residence. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by marshall valiant phillips holmes for an important. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of general spanky with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. General spanky 1936 orphaned shoeshine boy spanky spanky mcfarland is working on a mississippi riverboat during the civil war. George mcfarland october 2, 1928 june 30, 1993 was an american actor most famous for his appearances as a child as spanky in the our gang series of shortsubject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition, they help a nice southern officer escape a hanginga hanging orchestrated by a total jerk.
General spanky 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Welcome back to the rascals as you knew them from your fondest memories in these rare and classic episodes from the early years of the gang. General spanky is a film directed by gordon douglas, fred c. Good, but not as great as it might have been, we give the general a 7 out of 10. After hearing spankys story, the yankee general accompanies spanky back to town, reopens marshalls courtmartial, apologizes to colonel blanchard for simmons behavior, then has simmons arrested. One of the films many gasp inducing moments has the general scolding the union captian, its a wonder you havent killed all the children in the neighborhood. Spanky george mcfarland, alfalfa carl switzer, buckwheat billie thomas and others. December 6, 2018 here is the video for the general spanky song purple bunny.
Newmeyer e estrelado por spanky mcfarland e phillips holmes. General spanky ld from mgmua home video released apr. Watch general spanky online stream full movie directv. Just your average guitar playing, lotr fanatic, gaming lover with a mean beard and having a well known reputation for being crafty. Classic hollywood old hollywood comedy short films funny dialogues fitness motivation old shows child actors arte pop vintage comics. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Mister johnson is the second of three installments of the recapturing my youth music video collection from general spanky. A spinoff of roachs popular our gang short subjects, the film stars george mcfarland, phillips holmes, rosina lawrence, billie thomas and carl switzer. In this capacity, they manage to fend off a clumsy northern regiment commandeered by spanky s old nemesis simmons, thereby earning the lasting friendship of a kindly yankee general ralph morgan. Watch little rascals season 15, episode 5 general spanky.
Overview of general spanky, 1936, directed by fred newmeyer, with spanky mcfarland, phillips holmes, ralph morgan, at turner classic movies. Its unconfirmed if spanky is the ancestor of the 1930s. After wronging a vicious gambler irving pichel, spanky and buckwheat are forced to jump ship. General spanky our gang wikia wiki fandom powered by wikia. This has some pretty explicit porn content that had to be edited here. General spanky full frame, manufactured on demand on tcm shop. In 36, tworeel comedies were on the way out, doublefeatures were on the way in, and hal roach studios was trying to figure out a way to keep the series going. Spanky and buckwheat are adopted by a southerner and form their own regiment during the civil war. A spinoff of roachs popular our gang short subjects, the film stars george. It only took 30 years to locate the actual stag reel. But you can see the entire public domain film on vintage erotica anno. This is a complete original print with excellent picture quality. Alfalfa doesnt have much to do, but spanky and buckwheat really show their acting talents here.
Newmeyer, george spanky mcfarland, phillips holmes, ralph morgan, comedy, family, war february 6, 2016 a small boy is instrumental in a famous civil war victory in this our gang spinoff. General spanky features just three of the core kids five other minor players turn up as well and places them within a decidedly adultdominated scenario set in. Spanky is a 1932 our gang short comedy film directed by robert f. Spanky, alfalfa, buckwheat, darla, stymie, porky, petey the dog and all of the little rascals star in this hilarious heartwarming classic directed. Its a handsomelooking film, and it benefits from liberal use of civil war stock footage from such films as buster keatons famous feature the general and d.
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