So You Want an Apartment(1948)
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
Movie: So You Want an Apartment
Top 10 Billed Cast
Joe McDoakes
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Wallpaper Hanger (uncredited)
J. Phineas McNasty (uncredited)
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Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
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1948-01-03
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English
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