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Fair Rent
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Fair Rent

Jul 15, 1947
0h 11m
★ 7.0

Overview

Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Aberdeen Rent Tribunal
COI
Data Film Productions
Department of Health for Scotland
BFI

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Cast

Norrie Williamson

Fraser

Norrie Williamson