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Colonel Effingham's Raid
Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?
6.0(7)19461h 12m
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.
- Director
- Irving Pichel
- Writers
- Kathryn Scola
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Cast
Charles Coburn
Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Joan Bennett
Ella Sue Dozier
William Eythe
Albert 'Al' Marbury
Allyn Joslyn
Earl Hoats
Elizabeth Patterson
Cousin Emma
Donald Meek
Doc Buden
Frank Craven
Dewey
Thurston Hall
Ed - the Mayor
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Clara Meigs
Emory Parnell
Joe Alsobrook
Henry Armetta
Jimmy Economy
Stephen Dunne
Professor Edward 'Ed' Bland
Roy Roberts
Army Captain Rampey
Crew
Directing
- Irving PichelDirector
Writing
- Berry FlemingNovel
- Kathryn ScolaScreenplay
Production
- Lamar TrottiProducer
- Gertrude KingstonResearch Assistant
- Frances C. RichardsonResearcher
Camera
- Edward CronjagerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Harmon JonesEditor
Sound
- Cyril J. MockridgeMusic
- Roger Heman Sr.Sound
- E. Clayton WardSound
- Emil NewmanMusic Director
Art
- Albert HogsettArt Direction
- Lyle R. WheelerArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Kay NelsonCostume Design
- Ben NyeMakeup Artist
Visual Effects
- Fred SersenVisual Effects