The Butter and Egg Man
1928
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
Director:
Richard Wallace
Writers:
Adelaide Heilbron, Jack Jarmuth, George S. Kaufman
Awards:
1 win total
Production:
N/A
Country:
United States
