Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.

• DirectorGordon Douglas
• Release11 December 1936
• Genre
  Comedy / War
• Duration1h 11m
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• Rate
  

  5.5
  8 reviews
• Productions

  Hal Roach Studios