George Washington Slept Here
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| Directed by | William Keighley |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Written by | Play: Moss Hart George S. Kaufman Screenplay: Everett Freeman |
| Starring | Jack Benny Ann Sheridan |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Editing by | Ralph Dawson |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | November 28, 1942 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan.[1][2] It was based on the 1940 play of the same name by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, adapted by Everett Freeman, and was directed by William Keighley. The film also starred Hattie McDaniel the first black woman to ever win an Academy Award.
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[edit] Plot
Bill and Connie Fuller are New Yorkers who purchase a dilapidated farmhouse where, according to rumors, George Washington spent the night.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Benny as Bill Fuller
- Ann Sheridan as Connie Fuller
- Charles Coburn as Uncle Stanley J. Menninger
- Percy Kilbride as Mr. Kimber, the handyman
- Hattie McDaniel as Hester, the Fullers' maid
- William Tracy as Steve Eldridge
- Joyce Reynolds as Madge
- Lee Patrick as Rena Leslie
- Charles Dingle as Mr. Prescott
- John Emery as Clayton Evans
- Douglas Croft as Raymond
- Harvey Stephens as Jeff Douglas
[edit] Awards and honors
George Washington Slept Here was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Max Parker, Mark-Lee Kirk and Casey Roberts.[3]
[edit] Adaptations to other media
George Washington Slept Here was adapted as a half-hour radio play on the November 8, 1943 broadcast of The Screen Guild Theater, with Carole Landis and Jack Carson. It was also presented on the November 23, 1947 broadcast of the Ford Theatre with Karl Swenson and Claudia Morgan.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Variety film review; September 23, 1942, page 8.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; September 19, 1942, page 152.
- ^ "NY Times: George Washington Slept Here". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/19456/George-Washington-Slept-Here/details. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
[edit] External links
- George Washington Slept Here at the Internet Movie Database
- George Washington Slept Here at the TCM Movie Database
- George Washington Slept Here at AllRovi
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