The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
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
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Jack Mulhall as Peter Jones |
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Greta Nissen as Mary Martin |
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Sam Hardy as Joe Lehman |
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William Demarest as Jack McLure |
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Gertrude Astor as Fanny Lehman |
| Directing | Richard Wallace | Director |
| Writing | Adelaide Heilbron | Adaptation |
| Writing | George S. Kaufman | Theatre Play |