The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Irving PichelDirector
- Kathryn ScolaScreenplay
Cast
- 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