Colonel Effingham’s Raid (1946)
Colonel Effingham’s Raid (1946)
„Colonel Effingham’s Raid“ is a 1946 comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. The screenplay by Kathryn Scola and Frank Gabrielson is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Berry Fleming.
A retired army officer is determined to save the Confederate monument erected in his town.In 1940, Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham, 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.
Cast:
- Charles Coburn – Col. 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 – Prof. Edward „Ed“ Bland
- Roy Roberts – Army Capt. Rampey
- Carol Andrews – Cafe Counter Waitress
- Bobby Barber – Man at Town Meeting
- Oliver Blake – Bill Silk
- Barbara Brewster – Woman
- Gloria Brewster – Party Guest
- James Carlisle – Party Guest
- Boyd Davis – Jesse Bibbs
- Robert Dudley – Pete
- Ella Ethridge – Party Guest
- Edward Fielding – Mr. Clyde Manadue
- Clyde Fillmore – Engineer
- Bess Flowers – Party Guest
- Gus Glassmire – Man
- Sam Harris – Party Guest
- Henry Hastings – Courthouse Janitor
- Hallene Hill – Woman
- Olin Howland – Painter
- Harry Humphrey – Man
- Edward Keane – Dr. Evans
- Alma Kruger – Mrs. Clyde Manadue
- Harold Miller – Party Guest
- Grant Mitchell – Maj. Anthony T. Hickock
- Frank Orth – Wild Man
- Paul Power – Townsman
- Jean Ransome – Townswoman
- Clinton Rosemond – Servant
- Nick Stewart – Ninety Eight, the Orderly
- Ferris Taylor – Wishum
- Phil Tead – Advertising Manager
- Charles Trowbridge – Sterling Tignor, Bank President
- David Vallard – Reporter
- Charles Wagenheim – Man at Town Meeting
- Cecil Weston – Teacher at Meeting
- Elizabeth Williams – Guest at Tea
„Colonel Effingham’s Raid“ (dt.: Colonel Effinghams Raubzug) ist eine Filmkomödie von 1946 unter der Regie von Irving Pichel. Das Drehbuch von Kathryn Scola und Frank Gabrielson basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Roman von Berry Fleming aus dem Jahr 1943.
Ein pensionierter Armeeoffizier ist entschlossen, das in seiner Stadt errichtete Denkmal der Konföderierten zu retten. 1940 kehrt Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham, ein pensionierter Armeeoffizier, in seine Heimatstadt Fredericksville, Georgia, zurück und ist über den Mangel an Bürgerstolz beunruhigt. Er schreibt einen Leserbrief in der Lokalzeitung und attackiert diejenigen, die die Traditionen abschaffen wollen, insbesondere diejenigen, die das alte Rathaus abreißen und den Platz der Konföderierten nach einem Lokalpolitiker umbenennen wollen.
