Jake the Plumber
1927 film
- October 16, 1927 (1927-10-16)
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Jake the Plumber is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jesse De Vorska, Sharon Lynn and Rosa Rosanova.[1]
Synopsis
The film follows the adventures of Jake, a Jewish apprentice to the Irish plumber Fogarty. Jake wants to earn enough money to marry Sarah, a jealous girl, who he is in love with. The chance comes when he has to substitute for a jockey in a big horse race.
Cast
- Jesse De Vorska as Jake, the Plumber
- Sharon Lynn as Sarah Levine
- Rosa Rosanova as Mrs. Levine
- Ann Brody as Mrs. Schwartz
- Bud Jamison as Fogarty
- Carol Holloway as Mrs. Levis
- William H. Tooker as Mr. Levis
- Dolores Brinkman as Sadie Rosen
- Eddie Harris as Poppa Levine
- Fanchon Frankel as Rachael Rosenblatt
References
- ^ Munden p.391
Bibliography
- Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- Jake the Plumber at IMDb
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Films directed by Edward Ludwig
- Rip Van Winkle (1921)
- The Man Who Waited (1922)
- Jake the Plumber (1927)
- Spuds (1927)
- Steady Company (1932)
- They Just Had to Get Married (1933)
- Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
- A Woman's Man (1934)
- Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
- The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
- Age of Indiscretion (1935)
- Old Man Rhythm (1935)
- Three Kids and a Queen (1935)
- Fatal Lady (1936)
- Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
- Her Husband Lies (1937)
- The Last Gangster (1937)
- That Certain Age (1938)
- Coast Guard (1939)
- Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
- The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
- Born to Sing (1942)
- They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
- Bomber's Moon (1943)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)
- Three Is a Family (1944)
- The Fabulous Texan (1947)
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
- The Big Wheel (1949)
- Smuggler's Island (1951)
- Big Jim McLain (1952)
- Caribbean Gold (1952)
- The Blazing Forest (1952)
- Sangaree (1953)
- The Vanquished (1953)
- Jivaro (1954)
- Flame of the Islands (1956)
- The Black Scorpion (1957)
- The Gun Hawk (1963)
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