Why Is a Plumber?
“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
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Edgar Kennedy
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Gertrude Sutton
Also in
The Son of Kong
Big News
Hal Roach
Also in
Wild Poses
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Leo McCarey
Jean Harlow
Known for
The Public Enemy
Libeled Lady
Albert Conti
Known for
The Black Cat
The Eagle
Eddie Dunn
Known for
I Shot Jesse James
Adele Watson
Known for
Pack Up Your Troubles
Leo McCarey Director · Richard C. Currier Editor
United States release March 30, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 30, 1929
Theatrical
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