She's Oil Mine

"She's Oil Mine" is Buster Keaton's last two-reel comedy film. It was produced and directed by Jules White, and released by Columbia Pictures in 1941.

Buster and Monty Collins appear as Waters and Piper, plumbers. During a busy day in their shop, an heiress (rowdy comedienne Elsie Ames) flees from a persistent suitor (Eddie Laughton). The jealous suitor challenges Buster to a duel, and the rest of the film is a reworking of Keaton's 1932 feature "The Passionate Plumber".

Like most of Buster Keaton's Columbia comedies, the emphasis is on slapstick, although there are many clever touches contributed by the star. One memorable contribution has Buster getting his finger caught in a plumbing pipe, and then finding a unique way to extricate it.

After making 10 shorts for Columbia, Keaton chose not to renew his contract and opted for supporting roles in feature films. Columbia continued to offer the Keaton comedies to theaters well into the 1960s. All 10 comedies have been released in a DVD boxed set.