Spanky

1932Short⏱️ 20m

ComedyFamilyShort

⭐ 7.6

IMDB Rating

207 votes

While staging a play, Spanky finds his father's hiding place for the family "fortune."

Director

Robert F. McGowan

Writers

H.M. Walker, Hal Roach

Stars

George 'Spanky' McFarland, Sherwood Bailey, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

Release Date

March 26, 1932

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 6

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

George 'Spanky' McFarland

as Spanky

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Sherwood Bailey

as Spud

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

as Stymie

Dorothy DeBorba

as Dorothy

Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins

as Wheezer

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Kendall McComas

as Breezy Brisbane

Billy Gilbert

as Spanky's father

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Douglas Greer

as Speck

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Bobby Mallon

as Rowdy Kid In Audience

Pete the Dog

as Pete the Dog

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production

Hal Roach Studios

🏷️ Keywords

hammerbuguncle tom's cabin spoofchildrenour gang

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Spanky marks the first time a talkie Our Gang short is named after one of its characters

by tavm • 2014-10-25

9/10

"This Hal Roach comedy short, Spanky, is the one hundred thirteenth in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series and the twenty-fifth talkie. The beginning is actually the screen test directed by James W. Horne of the little tyke that got great reactions from the studio brass including Roach himself who signed Spanky to a five-year contract. He's chasing a bug with a toy shotgun (I think) and a hammer. Then we transition to a talkie remake of Uncle Tom's Uncle with most of the same gags intact. Oh, and Billy Gilbert-previously in Shiver My Timbers, Dogs Is Dogs, and Free Eats-pla..."

💡 Did You Know?

Debut of Tommy Bond. He would go on to appear in a total of 27 Our Gang shorts over the next eight years, concluding with Bubbling Troubles (1940), that was produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, aka MGM.