The Butter and Egg Man(1928)
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
Movie: The Butter and Egg Man
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Peter Jones
Mary Martin
Joe Lehman
Jack McLure
Fanny Lehman
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