Fair Rent

Fair Rent

1947 · 11 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

Directed by Mary Beales · Written by Mary Beales

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