Why Pay Rent?

Why Pay Rent?

1935 · 22 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Lloyd French · Written by Dolph Singer

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

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