| Mr. Washington Goes to Town | |
| Director: | William Beaudine Jed Buell |
| Producer: | Jed Buell James K. Friedrich Maceo Bruce Sheffield |
| Cinematography: | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Editing: | William Faris |
| Music: | Harvey Brooks |
| Studio: | Dixie National Pictures |
| Distributor: | Dixie National Pictures |
| Runtime: | 64 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $15,000[1] |
Mr. Washington Goes to Town is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and Jed Buell, and starring F. E. Miller, Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield. The film was marketed primarily to black audiences and written and filmed in six days.
Later in 1942, the film's sequel Lucky Ghost was produced and released.
While serving time in county prison, Wallingford reads a story in the newspaper saying that his cellmate Schenectady has inherited a mansion from his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.