Why Pay Rent?

Overview

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

Top 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)

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