General Spanky (1936)

MGM
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Gordon Douglas
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Nominated: Best Sound Recording

Core Our Gang members Spanky, Buckwheat and Alfalfa get to play Confederate soldiers in their only feature film. Spanky and Buckwheat fall off a river steamboat and end up at the mansion of a southern gentleman. They have secret meetings in a cave with other kids including Alfalfa and fight the Yankees. The kids are very young here, and struggle with their acting. They are still a few years from their prime.