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 | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures | |