

The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
The "Show" of the Show Game!
1928-09-22
United States of America
70 Min.
PG-13
Overview
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
Cast
Peter Jones
Mary Martin
Joe Lehman
Jack McLure
Fanny Lehman