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Why Pay Rent?

May 4, 1935 · 22m
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Comedy

PLOT

Elmer fixes up a room for his just-married, freeloading brother-in-law and wife. When the newlyweds show up, Henry brings a surprise in the form of stepson Junior. The apartment is now too small, so Henry decides that they'll buy a lot and build a do-it-yourself home, a disaster in the making when Junior switches the house's part numbers. It doesn't help matters that Elmer, Henry and the wives are all incompetent.

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CAST

Roscoe Ates
Elmer Whipple
Shemp Howard
Henry
Billie Leonard
Billie
Ethel Sykes
Betty Whipple
Roy Le May
Junior
Richard Wallace
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)
Directed by Lloyd French

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation
Country
US
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