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Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Irving Pichel
Writer : Kathryn Scola

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.

Actors

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
Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta
Jimmy Economy
Stephen Dunne
Stephen Dunne
Professor Edward 'Ed' Bland
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Army Captain Rampey

Crews

Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
Director
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Producer
Gertrude Kingston
Gertrude Kingston
Research Assistant
Frances C. Richardson
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher
Kathryn Scola
Kathryn Scola
Screenplay
Berry Fleming
Berry Fleming
Novel
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Music Director
Edward Cronjager
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Lyle R. Wheeler
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Albert Hogsett
Albert Hogsett
Art Direction
Harmon Jones
Harmon Jones
Editor
Kay Nelson
Kay Nelson
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Visual Effects
E. Clayton Ward
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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