Watch George Washington Slept Here (1942) Free Online

Release Date: 1942

Cast: William Tracy, John Emery, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, Ann Sheridan, Lee Patrick, Charles Dingle, Hattie McDaniel, Joyce Reynolds, Jack Benny

Categories: Movies, Black-And-White, Comedy, Slapstick

George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan. 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. Bill and Connie Fuller are New Yorkers who purchase a dilapidated farmhouse where, according to rumors, George Washington spent the night. George Washington Slept Here was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Max Parker, Mark-Lee Kirk and Casey... MORE

George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan. 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. Bill and Connie Fuller are New Yorkers who purchase a dilapidated farmhouse where, according to rumors, George Washington spent the night. George Washington Slept Here was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Max Parker, Mark-Lee Kirk and Casey Roberts. 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. LESS