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Why Is a Plumber?

8.0192920mMovieComedy

“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…

DirectorLeo McCarey
WriterLeo McCarey
ProducerHal Roach

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Cast · Directed by Leo McCarey

EKEdgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
GSGertrude Sutton
Gertrude Sutton
JHJean Harlow
Jean Harlow
ACAlbert Conti
Albert Conti
EDEddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
AWAdele Watson
Adele Watson

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Why Is a Plumber? hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 18, 1929. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.