Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

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Captain Spanky's Show Boat

1939

0h 11m

7.0(4 votes)

Comedy

Overview

An abandoned old show boat is moored in a lazy creek. The Our Gang put the old vessel back to use when they stage a show featuring "Darla's Dancin' Dandies" and a "meller dramer" entitled "Out in the Snow You Go." All is not smooth sailing however, as Butch seeks revenge for having been excluded from the cast.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

George McFarland

George McFarland

Spanky

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

Tommy Bond

Tommy Bond

Butch

Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Shirley Coates

Muggsy

Clyde Willson

Kid Introducing Acts

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

(Mickey)

Darla Hood

Darla Hood

Darla

Darwood Kaye

Darwood Kaye

Waldo

Sidney Kibrick

Sidney Kibrick

Woim

Creative team

Directed by: Edward L. Cahn
Written by: Robert A. McGowan
Hal Law

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