The Butter and Egg Man [317460] Released: 1928-09-22 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 70 mins Popularity: 0.3685 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 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 [5] Jack MulhallPeter Jones Greta NissenMary Martin Sam HardyJoe Lehman William DemarestJack McLure Gertrude AstorFanny Lehman Trailers