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Movie · 1946

Colonel Effingham's Raid

Released 24 January 1946 More from 1946 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Elizabeth Patterson
as Cousin Emma
71
Donald Meek
as Doc Buden
67
Henry Armetta
as Jimmy Economy
Died aged 57, before release
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Clara Meigs
56
Allyn Joslyn
as Earl Hoats
44
Roy Roberts
as Army Captain Rampey
39
William Eythe
as Albert 'Al' Marbury
27
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Elizabeth Patterson — oldest on the call sheet
27William Eythe — youngest billed
52average age of the credited cast
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