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So You Want an Apartment

So You Want an Apartment

1948Short⏱️ 11mApproved
ComedyShort
6.4
IMDB Rating
170 votes

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.

Director
Richard L. Bare
Writers
Richard L. Bare, George O'Hanlon
Stars
George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Creighton Hale
Release Date
January 3, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon
as Joe McDoakes
Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore
as Narrator
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Wallpaper Hanger
Jane Harker
Jane Harker
as Alice McDoakes
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
as Clerk
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Jack Lomas
as Man in Cramped Bed
Charles Marsh
Charles Marsh
as Shaymus O'Shaymus
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
as Wallpaper Hanger
Ted Stanhope
Ted Stanhope
as J. Phineas McNasty

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Richard L. Bare Productions

🏷️ Keywords

housing shortagefrustrationprivate detectivedeceptioncigarette smoking

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Good Short
by Michael_Elliott2008-02-27

"So You Want an Apartment (1948) *** (out of 4) Joe McDoakes short takes a look at the troubles in finding a good apartment. I'm not sure how many of these "So You Want" films but this one here is about middle of the ground. There are plenty of laughs throughout with the best one coming in the form of a $40 a month apartment. Some of the comedy is too over the top but this film works for the most part. If you want to view this or any of the Joe McDoakes shorts then your best bet is Turner Classic Movies. They usually play at least one a month...."

💡 Did You Know?

This film reflects the acute housing shortage in the U.S. that existed for several years after World War II, as practically no residential construction occurred during the war and millions of returning servicemen and women looked to establish their own households.

📖 Synopsis

Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.