The Passionate Plumber (1932)
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Previously filmed with Marion Davies in 1928, Jacques Deval's warhorse stage property Her Cardboard Lover was revamped four years later as the Buster Keaton vehicle The Passionate Plumber. The Great Stone Face stars as Elmer Tuttle, a Parisian plumber who is hired by dizzy heroine Patricia Alden… More Previously filmed with Marion Davies in 1928, Jacques Deval's warhorse stage property Her Cardboard Lover was revamped four years later as the Buster Keaton vehicle The Passionate Plumber. The Great Stone Face stars as Elmer Tuttle, a Parisian plumber who is hired by dizzy heroine Patricia Alden (Irene Purcell) to make her sweetheart Tony Lagorce (Gilbert Roland) jealous. With the help of Patricia's chauffeur McCracken (Jimmy Durante) and her maid Albine (Polly Moran), the feckless Elmer is transformed into a Great Romeo, doing his job so well that the hot-headed Tony challenges him to a duel. This material was not ideally suited for Buster Keaton, nor was it a particularly brilliant strategy to team the solemn comedian with the bombastic Jimmy Durante. Still, a few hilarious moments shine through, especially during the climactic duel sequence. The Passionate Plumber was remade under the original title Her Cardboard Lover with Norma Shearer in 1942, while Keaton himself distilled the story -- and the best gags -- into his 1941 Columbia two-reeler She's Oil Mine. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Sedgwick
- Genres
- Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 6, 1932 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Silent comic Buster Keaton talks and he sounds awful.
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Cast
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Buster Keaton
as Elmer Tuttle
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Jimmy Durante
as McCracken
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Irene Purcell
as Patricia Alden
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Polly Moran
as Albine
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Gilbert Roland
as Tony Lagorce
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Mona Maris
as Nina Estrada
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Maude Eburne
as Aunt Charlotte
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Henry Armetta
as Bouncer
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Paul Porcasi
as Paul Le Maire
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Jean Del Val
as Chauffeur
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Auguste Tollaire
as Gen. Bouschay
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Edward S. Brophy
as Pedestrian
