''The Butter and Egg Man'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by Richard Wallace and starring

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, Greta Nissen, and Sam Hardy. It is based on the 1925 play ''

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''. It was remade by the studio's successor company

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as a sound film ''

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'' 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

as Peter Jones * Greta Nissen as Mary Martin * Sam Hardy as Joe Lehman *

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as Jack McLure *

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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

* * 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 {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub