Rating: - Sheridan's dream house has Percy Kilbride for laughs...
I've always enjoyed stories about a couple moving to the country to either fix up an old house or deal with a house that turns out to be haunted, etc. Along these lines I think of films like 'Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House' and/or the suspenseful 'The Uninvited'. But, of course, with Jack Benny as the star you know you're in for comedy when he and his attractive wife (Ann Sheridan) decide to shed city dweller status and move to a more rural setting.
Sheridan has her heart set on a ramshackle old house in Connecticut that seems to be falling apart--but with the help of movie ... Read More
Rating: - Benny is a bit stiff here, but there's a good reason
This is a better comedy than the other reviews indicate. To appreciate it you have to remember two things - it was made in 1942, and thus there are quite a few patriotic themes in the movie, since that was the kind of film being made at the beginning of World War II, when the U.S. didn't yet know if it would be successful fighting a two front war in which everything was at stake. The second thing to remember is that Jack Benny did all of his scenes with Percy Kilbride (later known as Pa Kettle) on days in which he had gotten no sleep the night before. He did this deliberately, because Jack had ... Read More
Rating: - Jewel of Jack Benny
I loved Jack Benny's performances. I won't go into all the antic of the film, the other review capped a few for you. This movie is charming and funny. It is a seldom seen film and wish this was on DVD. Please someone get this on DVD!
Rating: - Mr. Benny Builds His Dream House
"George Washington Slept Here" stars Ann Sheridan and Jack Benny as a married couple that buys a run down house where supposedly George Washington slept. The movie has a clear resemblance to films like "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" and "The Jackpot", in which unsuspecting nice people find themselves in complicated situations where one mishaps leads to another.
I've always been a big Jack Benny fan. I think he had the greast comedic persona of all time. His persona has been so strong to this very day some people have difficulty thiking of him any other way. We completely ... Read More
Rating: - An Underrated Comic Gem
George S. Kauffman & Moss Hart's GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE was one of Broadway's most successfull comedies of the early 1940s, a bright and witty tale with a slightly Americana tone that World War II audiences found particularly appealing. The film version, sparked up by the completely unexpected chemistry of dry-humored Jack Benny and "Oomph Girl" Ann Sheridan, is every bit as charming.
When New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller (Benny and Sheridan) are evicted from their apartment (their third change of address in less than a year), wife Connie decides what they need is a place ... Read More
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