The Butter and Egg Man (1928 film)
Appearance
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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 |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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Categories:
- 1928 films
- 1928 comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- Films directed by Richard Wallace
- American silent feature films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- First National Pictures films
- Lost American comedy films
- 1928 lost films
- English-language comedy films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s silent comedy film stubs