Why Pay Rent?

Why Pay Rent? — 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.

• Release date
• May 4, 1935
• Runtime
• 22 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Lloyd French

Why Pay Rent? — Cast

Roscoe Ates Elmer Whipple Shemp Howard Henry

B

Billie Leonard Billie

E

Ethel Sykes Betty Whipple

R

Roy Le May Junior Richard Wallace Telegram Messenger (uncredited)