George Washington Slept Here

George Washington Slept Here
Directed byWilliam Keighley
Screenplay byEverett Freeman
Based on1940 Play:
by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Produced byJerry Wald
Starring
CinematographyErnest Haller
Edited byRalph Dawson
Music byAdolph Deutsch
Production
companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 28, 1942 (1942-11-28)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.3 million (US rentals)[1]

George Washington Slept Here is a 1942 comedy film starring Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Percy Kilbride, and Hattie McDaniel.[2][3][4][5] 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.

Warner Archives released the film on DVD in November 2013. George Washington Slept Here was cited in the John Wayne film Operation Pacific (1951) when two American submarines traded films at sea. Traded for Destination Tokyo.

  1. ^ "101 pix gross in millions." Variety, January 6, 1943, p. 58.
  2. ^ Jack Benny: The Radio and Television Work, 1991, p. 14.
  3. ^ Variety film review; September 23, 1942, p. 8.
  4. ^ Harrison's Reports film review; September 19, 1942, p 152.
  5. ^ "Cast: 'George Washington Slept Here'." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: July 17, 2016.