

The Butter and Egg Man
1928-09-22 · 70 min · ★ 9.0
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
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- Directors
- Richard Wallace
- Production companies
- First National Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Jack MulhallPeter Jones
Greta NissenMary Martin
Sam HardyJoe Lehman
William DemarestJack McLure
Gertrude AstorFanny LehmanTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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