George Washington Slept Here (1. Rotten Tomatoes. The Moss Hart- George S. Kaufman Broadway hit George Washington Slept Here has herein been tailored to the unique talents of Jack Benny. In the original play, city dweller Bill Fuller, fired up with the spirit of . Everett Freeman's screenplay retains the basic set- up with one important difference: in the film, it is Connie Fuller (Ann Sheridan), an inveterate antique collector, who is all hopped up about buying and renovating the old farmhouse, while husband Bill (Jack Benny), with visions of abject poverty dancing in his head, hates the whole idea. This slight character alteration allows Jack Benny to indulge in the frustrated, put- upon slow- burn comedy he does so well, while still leaving Hart and Kaufman's dextrous plot twists and punch lines intact. Most of the humor derives from the thousand- and- one . Kimber (Percy Kilbride, in a brilliant performance). Also thickening the plot are the efforts by the near- bankrupt Bill and Connie to curry favor with their wealthy uncle Stanley (Charles Coburn), who turns out to be a cheerful old fraud. The resolution of the plotline is inherent in the title, but there's still one last indignity left to be dumped on poor Bill Fuller's head at fade- out time. Purchase George Washington Slept Here here: http:// Manhattanites Bill and Connie Fuller are trying to make a go of life in their dilapidated. Media in category 'George Washington slept here' The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.
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