Mr. Washington Goes to Town

Name: Mr. Washington Goes to Town
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1942
Duration: 64 min
Rating: 5.5

1942 · 64 min

Comedy · Fantasy

★ 5.5

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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.

Crew

Director Jed Buell
Director William Beaudine
Screenplay Walter Weems
Screenplay Lex Neal
Story Walter Weems
Director of Photography Jack Greenhalgh

Cast

Mantan Moreland
Schenectady Washington
F.E. Miller
Wallingford Montgomery
M
Marguerite Whitten
Lady Queenie
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
J
John Lester Johnson
Bodyless Head
Florence O'Brien
Chambermaid

Crew

Director — Jed Buell
Director — William Beaudine
Screenplay — Walter Weems
Screenplay — Lex Neal
Story — Walter Weems
Director of Photography — Jack Greenhalgh

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