Why Is a Plumber?
1929, English. Directed by Leo McCarey.
“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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- 0h 20m
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 30 March 1929
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Leo McCarey
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Why Is a Plumber? runs 20 minutes (0h 20m).
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Why Is a Plumber? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 March 1929. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Why Is a Plumber??
Why Is a Plumber? (1929) was directed by Leo McCarey and stars Edgar Kennedy, Gertrude Sutton, Jean Harlow.