They find the insight they are seeking by putting on a show based. George spanky mcfarland and phillips holmes are starring, alongside ralph morgan, irving pichel, rosina lawrence and billie buckwheat thomas. Rare theatrical trailer for the first our gang feature film before the beloved 1994 film the little rascals. 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. Kentucky kernels 1934 out of 4 george stevens directs this wheeler and woolsey film where the two take an adopted boy spanky from our gang back to his relatives in kentucky but soon finds themselves in a feud between two families. It was supposed to mark the series transition from tworeelers to full. Ralph morgan turns on his gruff charm as the union general who refers to spanky as general and treats him as a peer throughout the film the effect is somewhat surreal. General spanky 1936 orphaned shoeshine boy spanky spanky mcfarland is working on a mississippi riverboat during the civil war. They placed the 3yearold in front of the camera and recorded his actions. John schneider aka bo duke jumps the general lee 1st time. General spanky 1936 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Get the best deals on movie memorabilia original us posters pre 1940 when you shop the largest online selection at. On the whole, however, general spanky is such a strange experience, i dont really know what to make of it.
Commander spanky 1957 hal roachs second attempt at reviving our gang. Movie memorabilia original us posters pre1940 for sale ebay. This page is a listing of the significant cast and crew for the our gang short subjects film series, originally created and produced by hal roach for hal roach studios which ran in movie theatres from 1922 to 1944. Unfortunately, that is mostly what was shown on television, so that is what most fans want. General spanky is a film directed by gordon douglas, fred c.
This film, a civil war period piece, was intended as an experiment to determine if roach could move our gang into features, as the double feature. The feature film general spanky is available on dvd separately. Spanky mcfarland on the pat sajak show 52989 youtube. Apr 24, 2018 see john schneider aka bo duke jumps the general lee 1st time ever. Sep, 2014 spanky mcfarland of our gang 1930s era general spanky fan photo stay safe and healthy.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. General spanky dvd 1936 shop the best classic films. There he befriends young runaway slave buckwheat william buckwheat thomas. Apr 08, 2020 each film had a script, and the older children who could memorize, learned the lines and followed the directors orders. The yanks shoot back at the gang until they realize they are fighting children. The complete collection, a boxed set of eight dvds from. Among his many character roles, he appeared in the only our gang feautre film, general spanky. One of the film s many gasp inducing moments has the general scolding the union captian, its a wonder you havent killed all the children in the neighborhood. Interestingly, at the time the film was made, leading man philips holmes and supporting actress louise beavers were frontrunners for the roles of ashley wilkes and mammy, respectively, in the inevitable filmization of gone with the wind.
General spanky 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. General spanky 1936 original theatrical trailer youtube. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The films director, gordon douglas, comments, in those days, you didnt. Horne mcgowan receives the onscreen credit, but without his middle initial. Its a confusing experience to watch this movie, because spanky is one of the most charismatic actors to grace the silver screen. Rent the general died at dawn 1936 on dvd and bluray. General spanky est mieux film manufacured par hal roach studios, suivant une description du film est. Irving pichel is superb as the arrogant and sleazy union officer simmons. 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. Directed by fred newmeyer and gordon douglas, it was originally released to t. In 1931, spanky made his debut in a short film titles free eats. General spanky movie posters from movie poster shop. Watch general spanky starring spanky mcfarland in this comedy on directv.
But just one of those outings provided big roles for americas favorite little pals. 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. General spanky was nominated for for an academy award in 1936 for best sound recording. See more ideas about comedy short films, classic tv and child actors.
General spanky dvdr 1936 warner archive collection. I was so looking forward to the only our gang feature film, general spanky 1936, only to find myself limited to being mildly amused. After hearing spanky s story, the yankee general accompanies spanky back to town, reopens marshalls courtmartial, apologizes to colonel blanchard for simmons behavior, then has simmons arrested. In my mind, among the gang members hes only second to stymie, who was. One can just be thankful they were put to better use in the rest of the gang films. Its more or less a remake of general spanky, though placed in a scifi setting. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Gordon douglas december 15, 1907 september 29, 1993 was an american film director, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a fivedecade career in motion pictures.
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. The little rascals complete collection 8dvd 1929 rhi. This is a complete original print with excellent picture quality. Watch general spanky online stream full movie directv. Spanky mcbone spurs twitter adapts trumps new president. Aug 15, 2000 the film credits roach as a presenter, with a separate credit reading a robert mcgowan production. Since general spanky was only a moderate success, hal roach turned away from any future our gang feature films to focus mostly on shorts. Watching it again after many years, i find it more strange than unsatisfying. General spanky dvd movie video at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Production continued at the roach studio until 1938, when the series was sold to mgm, which produced the comedies until 1944. The tricky racial issues of general spanky 1936 posted by kc on jan 28. Rent the general died at dawn 1936 starring gary cooper and madeleine carroll on dvd and bluray. General spanky 1936, a film by gordon douglas and fred c.
The little rascals two pack 2 vhs set from brentwood home video released in 1994. W as general spanky as funny in 1936 as it is today. The our gang shorts were later syndicated to television as the little rascals. A web page featuring information about general spanky.
The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Shorts that were either edited for, or withheld from, television broadcast are noted as such. Among his many character roles, he appeared in the only our gang feautre film, general spanky 1936. The hunt for those seemingly countless little rascals releases is over. 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. Gordon would go on to direct such films as the scifi classic them. Fields is said to have been the source of the show business maxim never work with children or animals. Gene simmons family jewels complete season two by gene simmons family jewels. The ignorant audacity of general spanky slant magazine. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. For the first time ever, all 80 of hal roachs original 19291938 classic shorts featuring buckwheat, spanky, alphalpha, and the rest of our gangfrom the era before roach sold the rights to mgmare available here in one package.
Starring the popular characters from the our gang series, this comedy is set during the civil war as spanky s george mcfarland guardian, marshall valiant phillips holmes, leaves his. General spanky dvd movie buy it now at cd universe. It was nominated for an academy award for best sound recording of 1936, and production values are high. When i first saw this obscure film the only feature of the our gang kidsi was expecting a featurelength version of one of their shorts, so naturally i was quite unhappy with general spanky. Hoping to match the success of shirley temple s civil warbased the little colonel and the littlest rebel. Hal roach selected the same era and southern setting for general spanky. General spanky was codirected by gordon douglas and fred c. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by marshall valiant phillips holmes for an important. It was produced by series creator hal roach just two years before he sold the rights to mgm. There he befriends young runaway slave buckwheat william. It runs counter to some very basic ideas we have about children, sex and race and yet, it is not racy.
Spanky mcfarland full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. A spinoff of roachs popular our gang short subjects, the film stars george mcfarland. Watch little rascals season 15, episode 5 general spanky. General spanky full frame, manufactured on demand on tcm shop. It was supposed to mark the series transition from tworeelers to full length movies but it failed to find an audience at the box office. General spanky full frame, manufactured on demand on. Time has twisted this picture from the wholesome boundaries of its intended domain to something that todays social climate cannot tolerate.
Spanky mcfarland list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. See the full list of general spanky cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Foxy, chica, bonnie all fnaf characters appears in the fnaf animation moments forfnaf original about these fnaf animations. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. Basically a burlesque melodrama of the civil war, the comedy in general spanky is mild. 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. Alfalfa doesnt have much to do, but spanky and buckwheat really show their acting talents here.
The our gang comedies accounted for more films than any other series, totaling 221 between 1922 and 1944. 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 our gang wikia wiki fandom powered by wikia. General spanky ld from mgmua home video released apr. Overview of general spanky, 1936, directed by fred newmeyer, with spanky mcfarland, phillips holmes, ralph morgan, at turner classic movies. Dec 15, 2007 note that our gang never appeared in any other period comedy, before or since general spanky. Dec 27, 2012 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. General spanky 1936 directed by gordon douglas, fred c. American motion picture actor of the 1920s and 30s.
Across 220 short films and a feature film spinoff, general spanky, the our gang series featured over 41 child actors as regular members of cast. The new adventures of the little rascals 2000 a feature film satirizing our gang. Newmeyer, general spanky is a familycomedy film, released on december 11 of 1936 in the usa. Horne is uncredited, since it was spankys screen test that he directed, a portion of which was used in this film. With george spanky mcfarland, billie buckwheat thomas, carl alfalfa. With robert blake, janet burston, billy froggy laughlin, billie buckwheat thomas. The younger ones more or less played along with the older kids.
Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Netflixs latest young adult film misses the mark on mental illness. For once the production values where good, but creativity killed. On the whole, however, general spanky is such a strange experience, i dont really know what to make. Apr 03, 2018 as seen in a search for spanky via twitter, the social media network suggests several variations of the nickname that include spanky as a basis. A spinoff of roachs popular our gang short subjects, the film stars george mcfarland, phillips holmes, rosina lawrence, billie thomas and carl switzer. Spanky is an orphan shining shoes on a riverboat traveling down the mississippi river during the civil war. Hoping to match the success of shirley temples civil warbased the little colonel. General spanky is the one and only feature film in which they starred. 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. Le streaming en ligne general spanky dans le meilleur format video. In 1936, hal roach decided it was time for his popular our gang kids to branch out into occasional featurelength films.
Orphaned shoeshine boy spanky spanky mcfarland is working on a mississippi riverboat during the civil war. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Spanky mcfarland of our gang 1930s era general spanky fan. General spanky is a 1936 american comedy film produced by hal roach. Ralph morgan turns on his gruff charm as the union general who refers to spanky as general and treats him as a peer throughout the filmthe effect is somewhat surreal. The little rascals our gang made almost 100 films before sound films were in production. The gang gripe about the inconveniences caused by wartime rationing. Mar 27, 2007 general spanky vhs from mgmua home video released sep. The gang makes a movie, with the help of billy, whos brought along his homemovie camera. Many of the shorts were edited for television over the years, and distributor king world productions removed several of the shorts from their little rascals television package. Buy general spanky movie posters from movie poster shop.
Casting complet du film general spanky realisateur. The gang somehow time travels several decades into the future. After wronging a vicious gambler irving pichel, spanky and buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Jul 28, 2017 fnaf sfm, five nights at freddys animations via inbox.
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