What, No Cigarettes

There is movement afoot in Edgar Kennedy's house, where he lives with his wife Florence, and reluctantly with Florence's mother and brother. Without Edgar's consent, Florence, mother and brother have decided that Edgar will temporarily move in with brother, while mother will temporarily move in with Florence, giving mother's room to her visiting brother, Wilbur. Uncle Wilbur, an entrepreneur, promises to set brother up in one of his companies, making Edgar's dream come true of getting brother out of his house. But chain smoking Uncle Wilbur vows to renege on his promise unless Edgar can get him some cigarettes after he himself runs out. Edgar may have some problems as there is a cigarette shortage, every smoker clamoring for what few supplies there are. If Edgar can't get cigarettes, he may have to resort to Plan B, which may not be as easy as he imagines. Regardless, lazy brother may do whatever he can to thwart Edgar's plans if only to remain unemployed and in Edgar's house.

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Florence Lake

Florence Kennedy

Jimmy Conlin

Uncle Wilbur

Dot Farley

Florence's Mother

Jack Rice

Florence's Brother

Emory Parnell

Man in Line at Drugstore

Jason Robards Sr.

Policeman

Tommy Noonan

Cigarette Vendor

Gwen Crawford

Drugstore Cashier

Robert Andersen

Cigarette Customer

Sammy Blum

Window Washer

George Holmes

Cigarette Customer

William J. O'Brien

Cigarette Customer

Paul Brooks

• Hal YatesDirector
• George BilsonScreenplay · Producer
• Felix AdlerScreenplay
• Lyle BoyerEditor

Release date

July 13, 1945

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

18m

Genres

Comedy