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Important Business (1944)
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Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy

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Important Business (1944)

Approved

Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy

Robert takes a train ride to Washington, DC, on "important business."

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Director

Writer

Robert Benchley (original story and screen play)

Cinematographer

Charles Salerno Jr.

Editor

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Updated Apr 29, 1944

Release date

Apr 29, 1944 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Benchley Joseph A. Doakes Joseph A. Doakes See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Morris Ankrum Army Officer Who Sits by Doakes (uncredited) Army Officer Who Sits by Doakes (uncredited) See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
John Butler Man Who Shaves in Phone Booth (uncredited) Man Who Shaves in Phone Booth (uncredited) See fewer	Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Stephen Chase Military Man (uncredited) Military Man (uncredited) See fewer	When Worlds Collide (1951)
Connie Gilchrist Miss Larkin - Secretary (uncredited) Miss Larkin - Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Auntie Mame (1958)
Herbert Heyes Army Officer #2 on Train (uncredited) Army Officer #2 on Train (uncredited) See fewer	A Place in the Sun (1951)
Ruth Lee Mrs. Doakes (uncredited) Mrs. Doakes (uncredited) See fewer	Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Wilbur Mack Passenger on Train (uncredited) Passenger on Train (uncredited) See fewer	Redheads on Parade (1935)
Sam McDaniel Porter on Train (uncredited) Porter on Train (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Lie (1941)
Robert Middlemass Sen. Manning (uncredited) Sen. Manning (uncredited) See fewer	Air Hawks (1935)
Bert Moorhouse Doakes' Friend (uncredited) Doakes' Friend (uncredited) See fewer	Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Larry Steers Train Passenger (uncredited) Train Passenger (uncredited) See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Larry Wheat Man in Restaurant (uncredited) Man in Restaurant (uncredited) See fewer	The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)

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