
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
Directed by
Irving Pichel.
Starring
Charles Coburn,
Joan Bennett,
William Eythe and
Allyn Joslyn.
Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?
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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.
- Original title: Colonel Effingham's Raid
- Release date: Jan. 1, 1946
- Status: Released
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Runtime: 1h 12min
- Producers: 20th Century Fox
Cast

Charles Coburn
Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham

Joan Bennett
Ella Sue Dozier

William Eythe
Albert 'Al' Marbury

Allyn Joslyn
Earl Hoats
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