Colonel Effingham's Raid

Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?

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.

Date of release
1946-01-24
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Irving Pichel

Casting

Interesting facts

Colonel Effingham's Raid is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as Berry Fleming's Colonel Effingham's Raid, Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia and Rebel Yell. The screenplay was written by Kathryn Scola, based on a 1943 novel by Berry Fleming. The music score is by Cyril J. Mockridge. The film stars Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett and William Eythe. The plot involves a retired career Army colonel who returns to his hometown, starts writing a column in a local newspaper and takes on the corrupt local politicians to not replace the historic county courthouse.

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