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Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

Mr. Washington Goes to Town poster
Directed by
William Beaudine
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man from a small town goes to the city and gets into a series of comical misadventures. The film follows his encounters with eccentric characters and slapstick situations.

lightheartedzanybreezyplayfulfast-pacedwhimsicallow-budget

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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