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Why Is a Plumber?

Mar 30, 1929 · 20m
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Comedy

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“This hilarious bit of foolishness has for its theme the gradual rise of a hard-working plumber and his wife, who, after years of struggle, find themselves with a lovely home. The wife who has social aspirations and a desire to entertain people of wealth and note, invites a millionaire couple to dinner. She hires a caterer to help her with the serving and they send a butler who turns out to be a truck driver with whom her husband has had a collision, a short time before, which resulted in a street fight. What these two do when they recognize each other and what happened to the millionaire couple has to be seen to be appreciated.”

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CAST

Edgar Kennedy
Gertrude Sutton
Jean Harlow
Albert Conti
Eddie Dunn
Adele Watson
Directed by Leo McCarey

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Country
US

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