---
title: 'Colonel Effingham''s Raid (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Pichel'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/colonel-effinghams-raid-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037607/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

1946 · 72 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Colonel Effingham's Raid is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as Berry Fleming's Colonel Effingham's Raid, Everything's Peaches Down in Georgia and Rebel Yell. The screenplay was written by Kathryn Scola, based on a 1943 novel by Berry Fleming. The music score is by Cyril J. Mockridge. The film stars Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett and William Eythe. The plot involves a retired career Army colonel who returns to his hometown, starts writing a column in a local newspaper and takes on the corrupt local politicians to not replace the historic county courthouse.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Pichel](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-pichel)
- **Screenplay:** [Kathryn Scola](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-scola)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [Lamar Trotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/lamar-trotti)

## Cast

- [Roy Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-roberts)
- [Allyn Joslyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-joslyn)
- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Elizabeth Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-patterson)
- [William Eythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-eythe)
- [Cora Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/cora-witherspoon)
- [Charles Coburn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-coburn)
- [Frank Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-craven)
- [Joan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-bennett)
- [Donald Meek](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-meek)
- [Henry Armetta](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-armetta)
- [Emory Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emory-parnell)

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