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Mr. Washington Goes to Town

Mr. Washington Goes to Town

YOU'LL BUST YOUR SIDES A-LAFFIN'

19423.01h 4mNR

Overview

While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.

Directed by Jed Buell
Written by Walter Weems, Lex Neal
Produced by Maceo Bruce Sheffield, Jed Buell, James K. Friedrich
Box OfficeBudget: $15K0

Top Cast

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Schenectady Washington

F.E. Miller

F.E. Miller

Wallingford Montgomery

M

Marguerite Whitten

Lady Queenie

Maceo Bruce Sheffield

Maceo Bruce Sheffield

Brutus Blake

A

Arthur Ray

J. Bennington Blackstone, crooked lawyer

Z

Zerita Stepteau

[as Zerita Steptoe] Mrs. Blake

M

Monte Hawley

Jose Don Juan Romero Jefferson Stiletto

C

Cleo Desmond

Old Crone Hotel Resident

C

Clarence Moorehouse

The Gorilla

V

Vernon McCalla

Invisible Man

Themes & Keywords

hoteldreamsgorillacrooked lawyerdisembodied headinheritanceall black castloan sharkbeauticianjailedjealous wifechase scenevanishing manheadless manjewish accented black manstrange people

About Mr. Washington Goes to Town

Mr. Washington Goes to Town is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1942 exploring themes of hotel, dreams, gorilla, crooked lawyer, disembodied head, inheritance. Directed by Jed Buell, it stars Mantan Moreland, F.E. Miller, Marguerite Whitten. While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.

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