A Southern Yankee (1948)

Director:

Edward Sedgwick

Writers:

Melvin Frank (story)
Norman Panama (story)

Release Date:

5 August 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | War | Western

Plot:

Aubrey Filmore (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in a Missouri town who pesters the Union officers...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | American Civil War | Haystack | Dog | Bellhop

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)

Also Known As:

My Hero (UK)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Quotes:

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.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Not bad for a remake

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).