House-Rent Party (1946)
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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.
- Release date
- January 23, 1946
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham as Pigmeat
- John Murray as Shorty
- Alfred Cortez as Won Lung Lee
- David Bethea as Nappy
- Rudy Toombs as Slippery Jim
- The Lord Invador as The Lord Invador
- Macbeth's Calypso Band as Themselves
- Alberta Pryne as Alberta Pryne
- Ozzy Mallon's Jitterbugs as Jitterbug Dancers
- Hannah Sylvester as Hannibel - Shorty's Wife
Crew
- Sam Newfield · Director
- Sam Newfield · Writer
- Ted Toddy · Writer
- Ted Toddy · Producer
- Jack Etra · Cinematographer
- Elmer J. McGovern · Editor