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Why Pay Rent?

10.0193522mMovieComedy

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…

DirectorLloyd French
WriterDolph Singer

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Cast · Directed by Lloyd French

RARoscoe Ates
Roscoe Ates
Elmer Whipple
SHShemp Howard
Shemp Howard
Henry
BL
Billie Leonard
Billie
ES
Ethel Sykes
Betty Whipple
RM
Roy Le May
Junior
RWRichard Wallace
Richard Wallace
Telegram Messenger (uncredited)

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Why Pay Rent? — streaming FAQ

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Why Pay Rent? hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 22, 1935. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.