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House-Rent Party

  • 1946
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House-Rent Party (1946)
Comedy

Shorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers and letting his boss Pigmeat get away with not paying him for the work he does at Pigmeat's barber shop... Read allShorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers and letting his boss Pigmeat get away with not paying him for the work he does at Pigmeat's barber shop in Harlem. He runs into Pigmeat on the street and asks for the money he's owed, but Pigme... Read allShorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers and letting his boss Pigmeat get away with not paying him for the work he does at Pigmeat's barber shop in Harlem. He runs into Pigmeat on the street and asks for the money he's owed, but Pigmeat winds up convincing him that not only does he not owe Shorty any salary, but he actuall... Read all

  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writers
    • Sam Newfield
    • Ted Toddy
  • Stars
    • Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
    • John Murray
    • Alfred Cortez
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Sam Newfield
      • Ted Toddy
    • Stars
      • Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
      • John Murray
      • Alfred Cortez
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
    Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
    • Pigmeat
    • (as Pigmeat 'Alamo' Markham)
    John Murray
    • Shorty
    • (as John 'Rastus' Murray)
    Alfred Cortez
    • Won Lung Lee
    David Bethea
    • Nappy
    Rudy Toombs
    • Slippery Jim
    • (as Rudolph Toombs)
    The Lord Invador
    • The Lord Invador
    Macbeth's Calypso Band
    • Themselves
    Alberta Pryne
    • Alberta Pryne
    Ozzy Mallon's Jitterbugs
    • Jitterbug Dancers
    Hannah Sylvester
    • Hannibel - Shorty's Wife
    Claude Demetri
    • Mr. Johnson
    Lou Swarz
    • Mrs. Johnson
    Kay Freeman
    • Mme. Crystal Ball
    James McNeely
    • Police Sergeant
    Bill Dillard
    • Police Officer
    Willis Drake
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Lance Taylor
    • Tough Guy
    James Wilbur
    • Unidentified Character
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writers
      • Sam Newfield
      • Ted Toddy
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