Mr. Washington Goes to Town
Mr. Washington Goes to Town is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and Jed Buell, and starring F. E. Miller, Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield. The film was marketed primarily to black audiences and written and filmed in six days.
Plot
While serving time in county prison, Wallingford reads a story in the newspaper saying that his cellmate Schenectady has inherited a mansion from his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.
Cast
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author | Lex Neal Walter Weems |
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director | William Beaudine |
editor | William Faris |
genre | comedy |
keywords | hear inherit |
musicBy | Harvey Brooks |
producer | James K. Friedrich Jed Buell Maceo Bruce Sheffield |
productionCompany | Dixie National Pictures |
publisher | Dixie National Pictures |