While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.
Acting
Mantan Moreland's wide-eyed dreamer energy carries every absurd scene.
Production
Low-budget ingenuity: one mansion, endless chaos, somehow a gorilla appears.
Director
Jed Buell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the rare 'race films' aimed at Black audiences during Hollywood's segregation era, shot on Poverty Row budgets with genuine star power.
Mantan Moreland later became famous as Birmingham Brown in the Charlie Chan series—this is his earlier, freer comedic showcase.
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