Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 12m

Colonel Effingham's Raid

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Director
Irving Pichel
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
Crew
Edward Cronjager — Director of Photography Harmon Jones — Editor Kathryn Scola — Screenplay Berry Fleming — Novel Lamar Trotti — Producer Kay Nelson — Costume Design
Tagline

Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Irving Pichel Director Edward Cronjager Director of Photography Harmon Jones Editor Kathryn Scola Screenplay Berry Fleming Novel Lamar Trotti Producer Kay Nelson Costume Design
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