The Butter and Egg Man

1928Directed by Richard Wallace

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Released: September 22, 1928
Runtime: 1h 10m

About The Butter and Egg Man

Comedy

Synopsis

Peter Jones is a young man who arrives on Broadway from Chillicothe, Ohio, hoping to invest $20,000 in a play and turn a profit sufficient to buy a local hotel back home. He is conned by Joe Lehman and Jack McClure into backing their play with a 49-percent stake. The play opens out-of-town in Syracuse and bombs. Lehman and McClure want out, and Jones buys them out

Director: Richard Wallace
Writers: Adelaide Heilbron
George S. Kaufman

Principal cast

In billing order

Jack MulhallPeter Jones
Greta NissenMary Martin
Sam HardyJoe Lehman
William DemarestJack McLure
Gertrude AstorFanny Lehman

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