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The Passionate Plumber

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
584
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Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, and Polly Moran in The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Comedy

To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.

  • Director
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Writers
    • Laurence E. Johnson
    • Ralph Spence
    • Jacques Deval
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Jimmy Durante
    • Polly Moran
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    584
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Laurence E. Johnson
      • Ralph Spence
      • Jacques Deval
    • Stars
      • Buster Keaton
      • Jimmy Durante
      • Polly Moran
    • 16User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • Elmer E. Tuttle
    Jimmy Durante
    Jimmy Durante
    • Julius J. McCracken
    Polly Moran
    Polly Moran
    • Albine
    Irene Purcell
    Irene Purcell
    • Patricia Jardine
    Gilbert Roland
    Gilbert Roland
    • Tony Lagorce
    Mona Maris
    Mona Maris
    • Nina Estrados
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Aunt Charlotte
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Bouncer
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Paul Le Maire
    Jean Del Val
    Jean Del Val
    • Chauffeur
    August Tollaire
    August Tollaire
    • General Bouschay
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Man Outside Beauty Parlor
    • (uncredited)
    Heinie Conklin
    Heinie Conklin
    • Hunter with Rifle at Duel
    • (uncredited)
    Carl M. Leviness
    Carl M. Leviness
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Malatesta
    Fred Malatesta
    • Tony's Second
    • (uncredited)
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Tony's Second
    • (uncredited)
    Stanhope Wheatcroft
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Florence Wix
    Florence Wix
    • Casino Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Laurence E. Johnson
      • Ralph Spence
      • Jacques Deval
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    • Trivia
      "MGM"'s first attempt to promote Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante as a comedy team. The other two pairings of Keaton and Durante are "Speak Easily (1932)" and "What-No Beer? (1933)."
    • Quotes

      Tony Lagorce: [meeting for a duel with Elmer] Anything! Swords. Pistols. I don't care. I'll kill him anyway.

      McCracken: What's the difference? Swords, pi...

      Elmer: Satisfy both sides. Let him have a sword and I'll use a pistol.

    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Le plombier amoureux (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Mariska
      (1925) (uncredited)
      Music by Erno Rapee

    User reviews16

    Featured review

    More of a sex farce than a typical Keaton comedy

    Not hilarious but pretty funny, with Jimmy Durante, Gilbert Roland and the three female leads of Moran, Maris and Purcell providing much of the comedy.

    Weird and at times a little stupid, some good laughs; but the last reel is not as hilariously frantic as in other Keaton films.
    • Sleepy-17
    • Sep 10, 2000
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    • Release date
      • February 6, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Her Cardboard Lover
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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