Why Pay Rent?
1935, English. Directed by Lloyd French.
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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- 0h 22m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 4 May 1935
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Dolph Singer
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Why Pay Rent? runs 22 minutes (0h 22m).
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Why Pay Rent? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 May 1935. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Why Pay Rent??
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Who directed Why Pay Rent??
Why Pay Rent? (1935) was directed by Lloyd French and stars Roscoe Ates, Shemp Howard, Billie Leonard.