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7.1/10   397 votes
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Director:
William Keighley
Writers:
Moss Hart (play) and
George S. Kaufman (play) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
28 November 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
YOU'LL GET HAPPY HYSTERICS in this history-mocking comedy
Plot:
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
One of my favorite classic comedies more

Cast

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Jack Benny ... Bill Fuller

Ann Sheridan ... Connie Fuller
Charles Coburn ... Uncle Stanley J. Menninger
Percy Kilbride ... Mr. 'Kimbie' Kimber, the Handyman

Hattie McDaniel ... Hester, the Fullers' Maid
William Tracy ... Steve Eldridge
Joyce Reynolds ... Madge
Lee Patrick ... Rena Leslie
Charles Dingle ... Mr. Prescott
John Emery ... Clayton Evans
Douglas Croft ... Raymond
Harvey Stephens ... Jeff Douglas
Franklin Pangborn ... Mr. Gibney
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In order to create the dilapidated farmhouse, the house used in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) (filmed in 1941) was modified by knocking out bannisters, rafters and plaster. more
Quotes:
Bill Fuller: Connie, why didn't you tell me about this letter from the bank?
Connie Fuller: Oh, I didn't want to bother you, Bill.
Bill Fuller: It's just a letter about foreclosure, that's all.
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Movie Connections:
References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) more
Soundtrack:
You're in the Army Now more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
One of my favorite classic comedies, 5 February 2005
9/10
Author: Erik Rupp from Southern California

George Washington Slept Here is a tour-de-force for the great Jack Benny. He is given the opportunity to fully display his comedic acting skills here, as the movie is written and directed with class and style. He's ably assisted in the hilarity by the equally great Ann Sheridan, and supporting cast members Percy Kilbride and Charles Coburn add even more comic class to the movie.

This is the kind of movie you can watch with your kids where you find that the entire family enjoys it equally. While some cynics may not enjoy this movie as much as I do (it is clearly a product of it's time), if you find that you enjoy classic comedies then you should give this one a chance.

Hopefully it will be released on DVD soon. (As of this writing, 2/05/05, it is not yet on DVD.)

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