To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour..
Is this thing worth your time? If you are a massive Buster Keaton completist, you’ll watch it regardless. If you want to see a silent film legend struggle to navigate the clunky dialogue of the early 1930s, this is for you. People who hate stagey, talky comedies from the Great Depression era should probably just skip t...
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you are a massive Buster Keaton completist, you’ll watch it regardless. If you want to see a silent film legend struggle to navigate the clunky dialogue of the early 1930s, this is for you. People who hate stagey, talky comedies from the Great Depression era should probably just skip this and watch Way Out West instead. The whole premise is thin as paper. A socialite wants to make her boyfriend jealous, so she picks a plumber—Keaton—to act like he’s this sophis..."
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