A Southern Yankee (1948)
HE'S A SPY FOR BOTH SIDES!
Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War.
- Date of release
- 1948-08-05
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy, History, War
- Director
- Edward Sedgwick
Casting
- Red Skelton — Aubrey Filmore
- Brian Donlevy — Kurt Devlynn
- Arlene Dahl — Sallyann Weatharby
- George Coulouris — Maj. Jack Drumman aka The Grey Spider
- Lloyd Gough — Capt. Steve Lorford
- John Ireland — Capt. Jed Calbern
- Minor Watson — Gen. Watkins
- Charles Dingle — Col. Weatharby
- Joyce Compton — Hortense Dobson
- Louise Beavers — Laundry Woman
- Arthur Space — Hotel Desk Clerk
- Paul Harvey — Hotel Manager
Interesting facts
A Southern Yankee is a 1948 American comedy Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy and Arlene Dahl.
Production
The original screenplay was called The Spy. Author Michael Zmuda has revealed that S. Sylvan Simon directed the film in its entirety, despite Sedgwick's screen credit. A more recent source confirms Zmuda's discovery but adds more context.
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