''The Butter and Egg Man'' is a 1928 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Richard Wallace and starring
Jack Mulhall
John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.
Early years
Mu ...
,
Greta Nissen, and
Sam Hardy. It is based on the 1925 play ''
The Butter and Egg Man
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''. It was remade by the studio's successor company
Warner Brothers
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as a sound film ''
Hello, Sweetheart
''Hello, Sweetheart'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Claude Hulbert, Gregory Ratoff and Jane Carr.
The film was made by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers at the company's Teddington Studios.Wood p.86 I ...
'' in 1935.
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
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Jack Mulhall
John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years.
Early years
Mu ...
as Peter Jones
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Greta Nissen as Mary Martin
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Sam Hardy as Joe Lehman
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William Demarest
Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...
as Jack McLure
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Gertrude Astor
Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band.
Early years
Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lakew ...
as Fanny Lehman
Preservation status
The film is now
lost.
The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Butter and Egg Man''
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References
Bibliography
* James Monaco. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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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 films
1928 lost films
Lost comedy films
1920s American films
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