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Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

APPROVED 72 min  -  Comedy
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The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town... See full summary »

Director:

Irving Pichel
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charles Coburn ...
Col. Will Seaborn Effingham
Joan Bennett ...
Ella Sue Dozier
William Eythe William Eythe ...
Albert 'Al' Marbury
Allyn Joslyn Allyn Joslyn ...
Earl Hoats
Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson ...
Cousin Emma
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Doc Buden
Frank Craven Frank Craven ...
Dewey
Thurston Hall Thurston Hall ...
Ed, the Mayor
Cora Witherspoon Cora Witherspoon ...
Mrs. Clara Meigs
Emory Parnell Emory Parnell ...
Joe Alsobrook
Henry Armetta Henry Armetta ...
Jimmy Economy
Stephen Dunne Stephen Dunne ...
Prof. Edward 'Ed' Bland (as Michael Dunne)
Roy Roberts Roy Roberts ...
Army Capt. Rampey
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Storyline

The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there is a plan afoot to tear down Confederate Monument Square. He begins a campaign to rally the townspeople to save the square. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Monument | Colonel | Bowling | Newspaper Columnist | Corrupt Mayor  | See more »

Taglines:

Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Man of the Hour See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Cousin Emma paraphrases the famous quote from Admiral David Farragut "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead". See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Ella Sue's second strike at bowling uses the same footage as the first strike. See more »

Quotes

Albert 'Al' Marbury: Politics and polite society just don't mix!
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Soundtracks

"The Year of Jubilo"
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Traditional
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