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Who Says You Can't Fight City Hall?
6 / 10 IMDb January 24, 1946 1h 12m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 12m
Release Date
January 24, 1946
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Charles Coburn
as Colonel Will Seaborn Effingham
Joan Bennett
as Ella Sue Dozier
William Eythe
as Albert 'Al' Marbury
Allyn Joslyn
as Earl Hoats
Elizabeth Patterson
as Cousin Emma
Donald Meek
as Doc Buden
Frank Craven
as Dewey
Thurston Hall
as Ed - the Mayor
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Clara Meigs
Emory Parnell
as Joe Alsobrook
Henry Armetta
as Jimmy Economy
Stephen Dunne
as Professor Edward 'Ed' Bland
Roy Roberts
as Army Captain Rampey
Production Companies
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