The Passionate Plumber
5.9
8 Reviews
1932
1h 13min
Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. With the help of his friend Julius J. McCracken and through the high society contacts he has made through Patricia, Elmer hopes to find financing for his latest invention, a pistol with a range-finding light. Comic complications ensue when Elmer's effort to interest a military leader is misconstrued as an assassination attempt.
Storyline
Paris plumber Elmer Tuttle is enlisted by socialite Patricia Alden to help make her lover Tony Lagorce jealous. With the help of his friend Julius J. McCracken and through the high society contacts he has made through Patricia, Elmer hopes to find financing for his latest invention, a pistol with a range-finding light. Comic complications ensue when Elmer's effort to interest a military leader is misconstrued as an assassination attempt.
Released
February 1932
Runtime
1h 13min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Buster Keaton
Elmer E. Tuttle
Jimmy Durante
Julius J. McCracken
Polly Moran
Albine
Irene Purcell
Patricia Alden
Gilbert Roland
Tony Lagorce
Mona Maris
Nina Estrados
Maude Eburne
Aunt Charlotte
Henry Armetta
Bouncer
Paul Porcasi
Paul Le Maire
Jean Del Val
Chauffeur
August Tollaire
General Bouschay
Edward Brophy
Man Outside Beauty Parlor (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Hunter with Rifle at Duel (uncredited)
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