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.
Not for scares.
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Charles CoburnColonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Joan BennettElla Sue Dozier
William EytheAlbert 'Al' Marbury
Allyn JoslynEarl Hoats
Elizabeth PattersonCousin Emma
Donald MeekDoc Buden
Frank CravenDewey
Thurston HallEd - the Mayor
Cora WitherspoonMrs. Clara Meigs
Emory ParnellJoe Alsobrook
Henry ArmettaJimmy Economy
Stephen DunneProfessor Edward 'Ed' Bland
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GoodWatch score 77
GoodWatch score 74
GoodWatch score 70
GoodWatch score 70
GoodWatch score 75January 24, 1946 · 1 h 12 min · NR
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In the United States, Colonel Effingham's Raid streams on Prime, MGM+, FlixFling, IndieFlix Shorts, and Artiflix, and it is free with ads on Fawesome and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 125 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 46 (IMDb 5.9).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Now and then: the humor is mostly satire (6 of 10) and sharp wit (5 of 10).
It can be: romance is 5 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
5.9
