This 64 minute shortie is a collection of jokes and sight gags by Chester Lauck (Lum) and Norris Goff (Abner). They had made about eight films together, as a follow-up to their radio shows. "So This is Washington" was actually nominated for Best Sound Recording in 1944, but lost to "This Land is Mine". Small-town shopkeepers Lum & Abner think they have invented something that will help the war effort, and they rush off to offer their support. Of course they find out that things aren't easy in the big city. Kind of a Beverly Hillbillies during war-time deal... and one of the actors Alan Mowbray (plays Chester Marshall in So This is...) was ON the Beverly Hillbillies in 1968. No real big faces in this one, but all around fun, and safe for the whole family. Directed by Ray McCarey, who died quite young at 44.
Review of So This Is Washington
