So You Want an Apartment (1948)
Overview
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.798 |
Directed By
Richard L. Bare
Crew
Richard L. Bare
Richard L. Bare
Gordon Hollingshead
William Lava
Wesley Anderson
Everett Sutherland
Roland E. Hill Sr.
Francis J. Scheid
TOP CAST
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Creighton Hale
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Jane Harker
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Man in Cramped Bed (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Shaymus O'Shaymus (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
J. Phineas McNasty (uncredited)
Clifton Young
Homer Hotbox (uncredited)
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