the film start with promise because there be more interaction between spanky and buckwheat and but a the film progress and the two boy have few scene together . this slow the pace considerably . billie buckwheat thomas give a very strong performance in his early scene . when he be leave behind on the riverboat and his fear and abandonment be palpable and his tear be truly heartbreaking . when he go from man to man ask for help and be repeatedly reject the viewer really begin to wonder if this be a comedy or not . watch a child birthday party through a picket fence be another move moment . a another reviewer mention and i be also worry about the big dog choke on chicken bone . once spanky and buckwheat be in marshall valiant home and spanky tends to interact mainly with the adult and the chemistry of the child be essentially lose . the old south or huck finn type set really doesn not do much for the plot except allow the child to be out of door a great deal . ralph morgan be the most engaging adult and but then the other role really do not have much substance to them . louise beaver manage some funny moment with a yankee soldier towards the end . the villain aren not really villainous enough and the lover not intense enough . yet and i do think it worth view if youre an our gang enthusiast and if for no other reason that the odd curiosity of the whole piece . i give it seven star because and while not a great movie and it keep me engage the whole time and curious a to what would happen next .