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.
Later in 1942, the film's sequel Lucky Ghost was produced and released.
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
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 Stepteau as Mrs. Brutus
Johnnie Taylor as Magician
Sam Warren as Barber
Geraldine Whitfield as Young Girl
References
Bibliography
Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.