Mr. Washington Goes to Town
Mr. Washington Goes to Town is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Jed Buell and William Beaudine and starring F. E. Miller, Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield. It was a low-budget film aimed primarily at black audiences. It was written and shot in six days at a cost of $15,000.[1]
| Mr. Washington Goes to Town | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | William Beaudine Jed Buell |
| Produced by | Jed Buell James K. Friedrich Maceo Bruce Sheffield |
| Written by | Walter Weems Lex Neal |
| Starring | F. E. Miller Mantan Moreland Maceo Bruce Sheffield |
| Music by | Harvey Brooks |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | William Faris |
Production company | Dixie National Pictures |
| Distributed by | Dixie National Pictures |
Release date | May 9, 1942 |
Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- F. E. Miller as Wallingford
- Mantan Moreland as Schenectady Jones
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield as Brutus Blake
- Marguerite Whitten as Lady Queenie
- Edward Boyd as Lonesome Ranger
- DeForest Covan as Short Man
- Nathan Curry as Policeman
- Cleo Desmond as Old Maid
- Slick Garrison as Man in Barber Chair
- Clarence Hargrave as Man with Gorilla
- Henry Hastings as Uncle Utica
- Charles Hawkins as Goldberg
- Monte Hawley as Stiletto
- John Lester Johnson as Tall Man
- Walter Knox as Man on Crutches
- Vernon McCalla as Invisible man
- Clarence Moorehouse as Gorilla
- Florence O'Brien as Chambermaid
- Arthur Ray as Blackstone
- Zerita Steptean as Mrs. Brutus
- Johnnie Taylor as Magician
- Sam Warren as Barber
- Geraldine Whitfield as Young Girl
References
- Marshall p.207
Bibliography
- Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
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