Colonel Effingham’s Raid (1946)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1948-12-15
Director: Irving Pichel (1891–1954)
Writers: Kathryn Scola , Berry Fleming
Language: English
Stars: Charles Coburn , Joan Bennett , William Eythe , Allyn Joslyn , Elizabeth Patterson , Donald Meek (1878–1946) , Frank Craven , Thurston Hall , Cora Witherspoon , Emory Parnell
Runtime: 72 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Man of the Hour (United Kingdom) , Colonel Effingham's Raid , Un viejo quijote (Mexico) , Rebel Yell (United States of America) , O Velho Aborrecido (Brazil) , Colonel Effingham's Raid (India) , Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia (United States of America) , Colonel Effingham's Raid (United States of America)
Plot: In 1940, Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham (Charles Coburn), a retired Army officer, returns to his home town of Fredericksville, Georgia, and is disturbed at the lack of civic pride. He writes a letter to the editor in the local newspaper and attacks those who would do away with with traditions, especially those moving to tear down the old city hall and those who wish to rename Confederate Square after a local politician.
IMDB:tt0037607