A Southern Yankee(1948)
HE'S A SPY FOR BOTH SIDES!
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.
Movie: A Southern Yankee
Top 10 Billed Cast
Aubrey Filmore
Kurt Devlynn
Sallyann Weatharby
Maj. Jack Drumman aka The Grey Spider
Capt. Steve Lorford
Capt. Jed Calbern
Gen. Watkins
Col. Weatharby
Hortense Dobson
Laundry Woman
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