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A Southern Yankee

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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29,807
Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
521
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
123,536
29,807
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    • Directors
      • Edward Sedgwick
      • S. Sylvan Simon(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Harry Tugend(screenplay)
      • Melvin Frank(story)
      • Norman Panama(story)
    • Stars
      • Red Skelton
      • Brian Donlevy
      • Arlene Dahl
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Edward Sedgwick
      • S. Sylvan Simon(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Harry Tugend(screenplay)
      • Melvin Frank(story)
      • Norman Panama(story)
    • Stars
      • Red Skelton
      • Brian Donlevy
      • Arlene Dahl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews

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    A Southern Yankee
    Trailer 2:15
    A Southern Yankee

    Photos15

    Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Arlene Dahl, Reed Hadley, and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, Charles Dingle, and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Lloyd Gough and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Brian Donlevy, John Ireland, and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Brian Donlevy and Arlene Dahl in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    Brian Donlevy in A Southern Yankee (1948)

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    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • Aubrey Filmore
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Kurt Devlynn
    Arlene Dahl
    Arlene Dahl
    • Sallyann Weatharby
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Maj. Jack Drumman aka The Grey Spider
    Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    • Capt. Steve Lorford
    John Ireland
    John Ireland
    • Capt. Jed Calbern
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • Gen. Watkins
    Charles Dingle
    Charles Dingle
    • Col. Weatherby
    Art Baker
    Art Baker
    • Col. Clifford M. Baker
    Reed Hadley
    Reed Hadley
    • Fred Munsey
    Arthur Space
    Arthur Space
    • Mark Haskins
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Hortense Dobson
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Mr. Duncan
    • (scenes deleted)
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • Male Nurse
    • (scenes deleted)
    Bert Moorhouse
    Bert Moorhouse
    • Capt. Jeffreys
    • (scenes deleted)
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Dr. Clayton
    • (scenes deleted)
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Major
    • (scenes deleted)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Edward Sedgwick
      • S. Sylvan Simon(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Harry Tugend(screenplay)
      • Melvin Frank(story)
      • Norman Panama(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      No one could figure out a simple, yet funny way to get Aubrey out of the house when he was being held captive by the angry dog. Buster Keaton, employed by MGM as a roving gag man, was called to the set, looked at the set up, and came up with the idea of removing the door hinges and letting the dog in as Aubrey got out. The most famous gag in the movie took Keaton all of five minutes to devise. Buster also contributed other gags some of which he'd done himself years earlier.
    • Goofs
      Mention of prisoner exchange is mentioned by the colonel. Prison exchanges were stopped by Grant in 1864, the first union commander who realized the road to victory lay through attrition.
    • Quotes

      Col. Clifford M. Baker: The paper's in the pocket of the boot with the buckle. The map's in the packet in the pocket of the jacket. Understand?

      Aubrey Filmore: Hmm?

      Col. Clifford M. Baker: And if you get them mixed up, you're a dead goose.

      Aubrey Filmore: Oh, well let's see now. The paper's in the pocket of the macket with a jacket, and the . . No, I see, the packet's in the . .

    • Connections
      Featured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh! Susanna
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Stephen Foster (1848)

      Instrumental version used as leitmotif under titles ad sung briefly by Skelton and Dahl.

    User reviews21

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    Top review
    7/10
    A Classic
    First saw this movie on late 1950's TV, about 10 years after it was made. As a kid, I thought it was hilarious. Just watched again in 2011 and wondered if I would perceive it to be as funny as I did 50 years ago. I still love it. Not as much as a 10 year old perhaps, but Skelton can hold his own in his comedic genius through the decades. Of course the writing team of Frank & Panama also later wrote Danny Kaye's "The Court Jester" where they use the same tongue-twister rhyming lines to make hilarious running gags... and the hero's continuous use of secret code questions...to all the wrong people. Makes me want to revisit all the old Red Skelton movies of the late 40's and early 50's.
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    • Apr 26, 2011

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Superspion
    • Filming locations
      • Providencia Ranch, Griffith Park hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,482,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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