Red Skelton
Aubrey Filmore
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A Southern Yankee: Directed by Edward Sedgwick, S. Sylvan Simon. With Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, George Coulouris. A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy.
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- Comedy, History, War
- Edward Sedgwick, S. Sylvan Simon
- 1948-08-05
A Southern Yankee is a 1948 American comedy western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy and Arlene Dahl . The film is loosely based on Buster Keaton 's The General (1926). Skelton plays a Union soldier who spies on the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Brief Synopsis. A bellboy masquerades as a spy and lands behind enemy lines during the Civil War. Cast & Crew. Read More. Edward Sedgwick. Director. Red Skelton. Aubrey Filmore. Brian Donlevy. Kurt Devlynn. Arlene Dahl. Sallyann Weatharby. George Coulouris. Major Jack Drumman [also known as The Grey Spider] Lloyd Gough. Captain Steve Lorford.
- Edward Sedgwick, S. Sylvan Simon, Earl Mcevoy
- Red Skelton
Capt. Steve Lorford. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Eager but inept bellhop Aubrey Filmore (Red Skelton) wants to help the Union defeat the Confederate forces.
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- Edward Sedgwick
- Comedy
- Red Skelton
You can buy "A Southern Yankee" on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu online. Synopsis 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.
- Edward Sedgwick
- 90 min
- 10
Summaries. A hapless bellboy in a St. Louis hotel near the end of the Civil War is recruited by the Union secret service to impersonate a notorious Confederate spy. Aubrey Filmore (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in a Missouri town who pesters the Union officers there; he desperately wants to be a spy for the North in the American Civil War.
Mark Franklin January 4, 2017 1940s. Red Skelton plays Aubrey Filmore, a bellhop at a St. Louis hotel who daydreams about helping catch Rebel spies. He’d like nothing better than to be a member of the Union secret service. Well, it just so happens that the Union Army is looking for a Confederate spy known as the Grey Spider, a master saboteur.
