Comedy · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 33m

George Washington Slept Here

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Director
William Keighley
Cast
Jack Benny as Bill Fuller Ann Sheridan as Connie Fuller Charles Coburn as Stanley Menninger Percy Kilbride as Mr. Kimber Hattie McDaniel as Hester William Tracy as Steve Eldridge
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Ralph Dawson — Editor Everett Freeman — Screenplay Jerry Wald — Producer Orry-Kelly — Costume Design
Tagline

YOU'LL GET HAPPY HYSTERICS in this history-mocking comedy

Synopsis

New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution.

Trailer George Washington Slept Here — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
pennsylvania, usa
Key Collaborators
William Keighley Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Ralph Dawson Editor Everett Freeman Screenplay Jerry Wald Producer Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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