A Southern Yankee

A Southern Yankee (1948) is an American comedy film, directed by Edward Sedgwick, starring Red Skelton and Arlene Dahl, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A semi-remake of Buster Keaton's The General (1927), Skelton plays a Union soldier who spies for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Keaton served as technical adviser on the film.

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  • 1948

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  • 1 h 30 min

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Edward Sedgwick

Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was a film director, writer, actor and producer. He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age of four, young Edward Sedgwick joined his show business family in what was then...

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  • 6,371
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

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