The Butter and Egg Man

    The Butter and Egg Man
    1928

    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

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    Cast

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