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Captain Spanky’s Show Boat (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 11 mins · English
- Directed by
- Edward L. Cahn
- Starring
- Robert Blake, George McFarland, Carl Switzer, Darla Hood, Sidney Kibrick, Billie Thomas
An abandoned show boat sits forgotten in a lazy creek until the kids of Our Gang restore it and mount a variety act, showcasing “Darla’s Dancin’ Dandies” and a melodramatic sketch titled “Out in the Snow You Go.” Their plans are threatened when Butch, angry at being left out of the cast, plots revenge.
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