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55% Critic Match
Mr. Washington Goes to Town
“YOU'LL BUST YOUR SIDES A-LAFFIN'”
5.5 / 10• 1942• 1h 4m•NR• English
ComedyFantasy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Mantan Moreland
Schenectady Washington
Lead
F.E. Miller
Wallingford Montgomery
MW
Marguerite Whitten
Lady Queenie
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Brutus Blake
AR
Arthur Ray
J. Bennington Blackstone, crooked lawyer
ZS
Zerita Stepteau
[as Zerita Steptoe] Mrs. Blake
MH
Monte Hawley
Jose Don Juan Romero Jefferson Stiletto
CD
Cleo Desmond
Old Crone Hotel Resident
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jed Buell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mr. Washington Goes to Town is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
