CinemaOSMovie · 1946

House-Rent Party

80%(1)IMDbComedyMusic

Summaries 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 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 actually overpays Shorty $1.25 a week. Later, Shorty reads about a jewel thief on the loose in Harlem and that there's a reward of $1,000 for his capture. He convinces Pigmeat that the two of them can catch this guy, collect the reward and then become famous detectives. Complications ensue.

Directed bySam Newfield

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Status
Released
Language
EN
Released
January 23, 1946
Studios
Toddy Pictures Co.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

John 'Rastus' Murray

Alfred Cortez

David Bethea

Nappy

Rudy Toombs

The Lord Invader

The Lord Invader

Macbeth's Calypso Band

Alberta Pryne

Hannah Sylvester

Claude Demetri

Creative team
Directed by
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield

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