A SOUTHERN YANKEE

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• Release Year: 1948
• Genre: Comedy, War, Western
• Plot: Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union’s secret service during the Civil War. He gets his chance when he inadvertently causes the capture of a notorious Confederate spy known as “The Grey Spider” ad adopts the spy’s identity. The plot thickens when Aubrey meets the beautiful Confederate agent Sallyann Weatharby (Arlene Dahl) and falls in love with her. He is then forced to carry on the masquerade by posing as the Grey Spider and conveying false maps and instructions to deceive the Confederate forces when they plan their strategy at an upcoming battle.; ; Comic genius Buster Keaton was instrumental in creating numerous memorable gags in this endearing film and veteran director Edward Sedgwick came out of retirement to make the picture. For fans of classic comedy, A Southern Yankee is truly a piece of motion picture history.;
• Cast: Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, George Coulouris, Lloyd Gough, John Ireland, Minor Watson, Charles Dingle, Art Baker, Reed Hadley, Arthur Space, Joyce Compton, Byron Foulger, Edward Gargan, Bert Moorhouse, Addison Richards, Pierre Watkin, Richard Alexander, Stanley Andrews, Shelby Bacon, Louise Beavers, Stephen Bennett, Lane Chandler, Cliff Clark, Harry Cording, Jeff Corey, Wade Crosby, George DeNormand, Sam Flint, Christian J. Frank, Frank Hagney, Henry Hall, Paul Harvey, Drexle Bobbie Haywood, Weldon Heyburn, John Hilton, James Horne, Bill Kennedy, Paul Kruger, Jack Lee, James Logan, Ian MacDonald, George Magrill, Allen Mathews, Kermit Maynard, Frank McGrath, Walter Merrill, John Merton, Howard M. Mitchell, Ralph Montgomery, Ben Moselle, Forbes Murray, David Newell, Paul Newlan, Rod O'Connor, Garry Owen, William 'Bill' Phillips, Buddy Roosevelt, Gene Roth, Ralph Sanford, Carl Saxe, David Sharpe, Dick Simmons, Susan Simon, Buster Slaven, Ann Staunton, Jack Stoney, Glenn Strange, William Tannen, Marcus Turk, Ralph Volkie, Dick Wessel, Robert J. Wilke, Harry Wilson, Harry Woods, Jack Worth, Duke York, Victor Zimmerman, Edward Sedgwick, Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Harry Tugend, Buster Keaton, Paul Jones, Ray June, Ben Lewis, David Snell
• Director: Edward Sedgwick
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie