
While the Cat's Away
1936-01-04 · 22 min · ★ 10.0
Henry and Johnnie need to clean the apartment before the wives get home.
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- Directors
- Lloyd French
- Production companies
- The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shemp HowardHenry
John BerkesJohnnie
Anita GarvinEmma
Ralph SanfordSuperintendent (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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