Civil War-era Comedy Features Lots of Sight Gags
"A Southern Yankee" stars Red Skelton as Aubrey Filmore, a feather-brained but lovable bellboy who dreams of becoming an agent for the Union's secret service during the Civil War. He gets his chance when he inadvertently causes the capture of a notorious Confederate spy known as "The Grey Spider" and adopts the spy's identity.<br /><br />The plot thickens when Aubrey meets the beautiful Confederate agent Sallyann Weatherby (Arlene Dahl) and falls in love with her.  He is then forced to carry on the masquerade by posing as The Grey Spider and conveying false maps and instructions to deceive the Confederate forces when they plan their strategy at an upcoming battle.<br /><br />Modern audiences may not remember Red Skelton from his TV shows or for the comedies and musicals he made for MGM, so this is an opportunity to see the comedian in action.  Skelton admired the silent comics and, even though, "Southern Yankee" was made well into the sound era, you'll see him as the focus of lots of visual humor. Buster Keaton, who never matched the megastar status in the sound era that he enjoyed in silent comedies, created many memorable sight gags for this film.  There are no bonus extras on the DVD release.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : 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. He gets his chance when he inadvertently causes the capture of a notorious Confederate spy known as "The Grey Spider" and adopts the spy's identity. The plot thickens when Aubrey meets the beautiful Confederate agent Sallyann Weatharby (Arlene Dahl) and falls in love with her. He is then forced to carry on the masquerade by posing as The Grey Spider and conveying false maps and instructions to deceive the Confederate forces when they plan their strategy at an upcoming battle. Comic genius Buster Keaton was instrumental in creating numerous memorable gags in this endearing film and veteran director Edward Sedgwick came out of retirement to make the picture. For fans of classic comedy, A Southern Yankee is truly a piece of motion picture history..