The story takes place in 1940. On the eve of America's entry in World War II, a colonel retired to his small Southern town, and discovers that there is a plan afoot to tear down Confederate Monument Square. He begins a campaign to rally the townspeople to save the square.
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| Directing | Irving Pichel | Director |
| Production | Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Production | Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
| Production | Gertrude Kingston | Research Assistant |
| Writing | Kathryn Scola | Screenplay |
| Writing | Berry Fleming | Novel |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Music |
| Sound | Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Camera | Edward Cronjager | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Albert Hogsett | Art Direction |
| Editing | Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sound | E. Clayton Ward | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
