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The Rent Dodgers

The Rent Dodgers

Genres

Comedy

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The roommates live in a boarding house run by a strict landlady. When the landlady arrives to collect the rent, the men hide behind a trick door. The men are able to "reclaim" the rent money they just paid when the landlady leaves, and they use the roll of cash to pay the rent for their friends in the building, too.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

07 August 1920

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joe Rock

Joe Rock

The Roommates

Babe London

Babe London

Phyllis Allen

Phyllis Allen

The Landlady

Patsy De Forest

Patsy De Forest

The Artist

Billy Fay

Billy Fay

A Tragedian

Earl Montgomery

Earl Montgomery

The Roommates

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