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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.
Theatrical
Jan 24, 1946
DVD / Blu-ray
May 25, 2004
Cast
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Charles Coburn
Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
J
Joan Bennett
Ella Sue Dozier
W
William Eythe
Albert 'Al' Marbury
A
Allyn Joslyn
Earl Hoats
E
Elizabeth Patterson
Cousin Emma
D
Donald Meek
Doc Buden
F
Frank Craven
Dewey
T
Thurston Hall
Ed - the Mayor
C
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Clara Meigs
E
Emory Parnell
Joe Alsobrook
H
Henry Armetta
Jimmy Economy
S
Stephen Dunne
Professor Edward 'Ed' Bland
R
Roy Roberts
Army Captain Rampey
