CinemaOSMovie · 1946 · 1h 12m · NR

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?

60%(7)IMDbComedyRomance

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.

Directed byIrving Pichel

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
January 24, 1946
Studios
20th Century Fox

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Joan Bennett

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

Creative team
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Written by
Kathryn Scola
Produced by
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti

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