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George Washington Slept Here

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Connie Fuller (Ann Sheridan) surprises her stubborn husband, Bill (Jack Benny), by purchasing a dilapidated house in the countryside where George Washington was once rumored to have slept. Moving into the "fixer-upper," the Fullers are joined by Connie's sister, and her rich uncle (Charles Coburn) who turns out to be broke. Nearly broke themselves from all the repair work, the Fullers are further troubled by a neighbor who wants their property at any cost.
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Nathan Rabin The Dissolve 12/09/2013
3.5/5
George Washington Slept Here never transcends or even makes much of an effort to conceal its stagebound origins, but ultimately, it doesn't need to. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/18/2005
B-
Considering the fine cast and pedigree of the playwrights, this slapstick comedy is a let down. Go to Full Review
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Steve D @RT35616104 15h The script was too thin to work. See more 03/12/2020 Not serious cinema but Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan are so much fun. I good time do not take it too seriously and enjoy See more 04/25/2015 Starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Hattie McDaniel and Charles Coburn. Thematically similar to the better known "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House," this film is a delightful vehicle for radio star Jack Benny who plays a New Yorker reluctantly dragged to the country by his free spirited wife Sheridan. Directed by William Keighley. See more 08/20/2013 This was a funny play when I read it, with a wisecracking wife named Annabelle and a husband who was excited about their new house. These roles were reversed for the film, and Jack Benny does no justice to the lines that were somehow much funnier when spoken by a woman. I rings completely false that his pretty young wife would have purchased this house without his knowledge, and he comes across more like a wet blanket than a skeptical sophisticate, as the role originally demanded. See more 12/16/2012 Enjoyable but predictable comedy about city couple buying a house in the country that becomes more and more of a money pit. Ann Sheridan is good, but Jack Benny is really the only reason to watch this film. It's not Benny's best film, but you could surely do a lot worse. It's hard to go too far wrong with the great Jack Benny. See more 12/16/2012 OMG another lost review-well I just re-watched this gem Benny is a master of physical comedy and prat-falls plus those one liners he keps pitching just a gr8 movie See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Connie Fuller (Ann Sheridan) surprises her stubborn husband, Bill (Jack Benny), by purchasing a dilapidated house in the countryside where George Washington was once rumored to have slept. Moving into the "fixer-upper," the Fullers are joined by Connie's sister, and her rich uncle (Charles Coburn) who turns out to be broke. Nearly broke themselves from all the repair work, the Fullers are further troubled by a neighbor who wants their property at any cost.
Director
William Keighley
Producer
Jerry Wald
Screenwriter
Everett Freeman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 28, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 33m