Dusty Fletcher 1900-1954 Clinton "Dusty" Fletcher got his start in Hollywood in Rufus Jones for President (1933), but it was his role in Open the Door Richard (1945) that served as a showcase for his comedic talents. He would come on stage dressed in rags, acting drunk, muttering and complaining about trying to find his way home. He would then bring out a ladder, and try to set it up so he could get in through a window. Every so often he would crash sprawling on the floor while shouting "Open the Door, Richard !" In fact, Open the Door Richard was such a success that it was made into a popular song and Fletcher began to be billed as Dusty "Open the Door Richard" Fletcher, as he was in 1947's Killer Diller. Dusty Fletcher in Open the ...