Mr. Washington Goes to Town
YOU'LL BUST YOUR SIDES A-LAFFIN'
NR 1942 · 64 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Fantasy
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
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Cast
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Mantan Moreland Schenectady Washington -
F.E. Miller Wallingford Montgomery - M Marguerite Whitten Lady Queenie
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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
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Florence O'Brien Chambermaid
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