The Butter and Egg Man
"The "Show" of the Show Game!"
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
Release Date
September 22, 1928
Status
Released
Original Title
The Butter and Egg Man
Runtime
1h 10min
Budget
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