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Short comedy

So You Want an Apartment (1948): Cast

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So You Want an Apartment is a 1948 short comedy directed by Richard L. Bare, starring George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes, Jane Harker and Fred Kelsey. It runs 11 minutes.

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So You Want an Apartment (1948) movie poster
Released
Runtime
11 min
Director
Richard L. Bare
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is So You Want an Apartment About?

The premise of So You Want an Apartment without spoilers.

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

So You Want an Apartment Themes & Keywords

· 20 tags
  • housing shortage
  • frustration
  • private detective
  • deception
  • cigarette smoking
  • slang
  • landlord
  • elevator
  • satire
  • wallpaper
  • eviction
  • drunkenness
+8 more
  • apartment
  • classified ad
  • power failure
  • wager
  • marriage
  • icebox
  • joe mcdoakes
  • narration
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Cast & crew

So You Want an Apartment Cast & Characters

George O'Hanlon leads the cast as Joe McDoakes, with Jane Harker as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) and Fred Kelsey as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited). Directed by Richard L. Bare; 11 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Richard L. Bare

More films directed by Richard L. Bare: Wicked, Wicked, This Rebel Breed, Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend and So Your Wife Wants to Work.

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So You Want an Apartment FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of So You Want an Apartment, each answered in a sentence.

How long is So You Want an Apartment?

So You Want an Apartment runs 11 minutes.

When was So You Want an Apartment released?

So You Want an Apartment was released on January 3, 1948.

Who directed So You Want an Apartment?

So You Want an Apartment was directed by Richard L. Bare.

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Who is in the cast of So You Want an Apartment?

So You Want an Apartment stars George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes, Jane Harker as Alice McDoakes (uncredited) and Fred Kelsey as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited), among 11 credited actors.

Does So You Want an Apartment have a post-credit scene?

No. So You Want an Apartment has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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