The Butter and Egg Man (1928 film)

The Butter and Egg Man
The Butter and Egg Man
	Film poster
Directed by	Richard Wallace
Written by	Adelaide Heilbron ; Jack Jarmuth ; Gene Towne
Based on	The Butter and Egg Man; by George S. Kaufman
Starring	Jack Mulhall ; Greta Nissen ; Sam Hardy
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	LeRoy Stone
Production; company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 23, 1928;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Butter and Egg Man is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Jack Mulhall, Greta Nissen, and Sam Hardy.^[1] It is based on the 1925 play The Butter and Egg Man. It was remade by the studio's successor company Warner Brothers as a sound film Hello, Sweetheart in 1935.^[2]

Plot

A farmer from Ohio comes to Broadway wanting to get into show business. He's persuaded to invest in a production by two men who are scamming him. He gets his revenge when he turns the show into a great success.

Cast

Jack Mulhall as Peter Jones
Greta Nissen as Mary Martin
Sam Hardy as Joe Lehman
William Demarest as Jack McLure
Gertrude Astor as Fanny Lehman

Preservation status

The film is now lost.^[3]

References

Bibliography

James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

The Butter and Egg Man at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Monaco, p. 196

[2] The Butter and Egg Man at silentera.com

[3] The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Butter and Egg Man

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Plays and musicals	Some One in the House (1918) Dulcy (1921) To the Ladies (1922) The '49ers (1922) Merton of the Movies (1922) Helen of Troy, New York (1923) The Deep Tangled Wildwood (1923) Beggar on Horseback (1924) Be Yourself (1924) Minick (1924) The Butter and Egg Man (1925) The Cocoanuts (1925) The Good Fellow (1926) The Royal Family (1927) Animal Crackers (1928) June Moon (1929) The Channel Road (1929) Once in a Lifetime (1930) The Band Wagon (1931) Of Thee I Sing (1931) Dinner at Eight (1932) Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933) The Dark Tower (1933) Merrily We Roll Along (1934) First Lady (1935) Stage Door (1936) You Can't Take It with You (1936) I'd Rather Be Right (1937) The Fabulous Invalid (1938) The American Way (1939) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939) George Washington Slept Here (1940) The Land Is Bright (1941) The Late George Apley (1944) Seven Lively Arts (1944) Hollywood Pinafore (1945) Bravo! (1948) The Small Hours (1951) Fancy Meeting You Again (1952) The Solid Gold Cadillac (1953) Silk Stockings (1955)
Musicals based on his plays	Sherry! (1967) Merrily We Roll Along (1981)
Films	Someone Must Pay (1919) Someone in the House (1920) Dulcy (1923) To the Ladies (1923) Merton of the Movies (1924) Welcome Home (1925) Beggar on Horseback (1925) The Butter and Egg Man (1928) The Cocoanuts (1929) Not So Dumb (1930) Animal Crackers (1930) The Royal Family of Broadway (1930) June Moon (1931) The Expert (1932) The Tenderfoot (1932) Make Me a Star (1932) Once in a Lifetime (1932) Dinner at Eight (1933) Roman Scandals (1933) The Man with Two Faces (1934) You Can't Take It with You (1938) The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Films as a director	The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)