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Melvin Frank (story)
Norman Panama (story)
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Release Date:
5 August 1948 (USA) more
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Aubrey Filmore (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in a Missouri town who pesters the Union officers... more | add synopsis
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Not bad for a remake more (9 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Red Skelton | ... | Aubrey Filmore | |
| Brian Donlevy | ... | Kurt Devlynn | |
| Arlene Dahl | ... | Sallyann Weatharby | |
| George Coulouris | ... | Maj. Jack Drumman | |
| Lloyd Gough | ... | Capt. Steve Lorford | |
| John Ireland | ... | Capt. Jed Calbern | |
| Minor Watson | ... | Gen. Watkins | |
| Charles Dingle | ... | Col. Weatherby | |
| Art Baker | ... | Col. Clifford M. Baker | |
| Reed Hadley | ... | Fred Munsey | |
| Arthur Space | ... | Mark Haskins | |
| Joyce Compton | ... | Hortense Dobson | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Byron Foulger | ... | Mr. Duncan (scenes deleted) | |
| Edward Gargan | ... | A male nurse (scenes deleted) | |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Capt. Jeffreys (scenes deleted) | |
| Addison Richards | ... | Dr. Clayton (scenes deleted) | |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Major (scenes deleted) | |
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Also Known As:
My Hero (UK)
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90 min
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Col. Weatherby:
Now, if you don't mind, the map, if you please.
Aubrey Filmore:
Oh, the map, the map, the map . .
[to himself]
Aubrey Filmore:
The map's in the packle of the bucket with the jeckle. No, the jacket's in the buckle of the pocket with the poodle - the boodle.
Col. Weatherby:
Major Drummond, the map!
Aubrey Filmore:
Yes, the map, the map, the map . .
[to himself]
Aubrey Filmore:
The map's in the packle of the bugle with the pickle. No, no. The pocket of the boo - with the bagel. Not the bagel, the bugle, er, the buckle
[aloud]
Aubrey Filmore:
That's it, the boot with the buckle.
[...]
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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
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Note to readers: This is "A Southern Yankee", not to be confused with the Bing Crosby classic "A Connetticuit Yankee in King Arthur's Court"(1949).
"A Southern Yankee" is a good film, but I must be harsh in my critique, due to it being self-admittedly based on Buster Keaton's "The General". That said, this movie falls short. Mainly, this film lacks in how the story is played out and the gags used.
At the same time, "A Southern Yankee" is not a bad movie. In fact, it is a very good movie. I think anyone who chooses to watch it will enjoy it. It is light hearted, and has a couple unique and funny sight gags. It's a good film for the family to sit down and enjoy together.
Again, it may not be as great as "The General" (I must admit it's hard for any civil war comedy to climb out of the shadows of that movie), but it has dialog, and is fun. See "A Southern Yankee". I would also urge anyone to see "The General" for one of the best comedies of all time (and for comparisons sake).