Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid

72 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1946

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.

Colonel Effingham's Raid

72 mins | Comedy, Romance | Jan. 1, 1946

Colonel Effingham's Raid
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Colonel Effingham's Raid
Directors Irving Pichel
Writers Berry Fleming, Kathryn Scola

Cast

Charles Coburn

as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Joan Bennett

as Ella Sue Dozier

William Eythe

as Albert 'Al' Marbury

Allyn Joslyn

as Earl Hoats

Elizabeth Patterson

as Cousin Emma

Donald Meek

as Doc Buden

Frank Craven

as Dewey

Thurston Hall

as Ed - the Mayor

Cora Witherspoon

as Mrs. Clara Meigs

Emory Parnell

as Joe Alsobrook

Henry Armetta

as Jimmy Economy

Stephen Dunne

as Professor Edward 'Ed' Bland (as Michael Dunne)

Roy Roberts

as Army Captain Rampey