The Butter and Egg Man

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

• Richard WallaceDirector

• Jack MulhallPeter Jones
• Greta NissenMary Martin
• Sam HardyJoe Lehman
• William DemarestJack McLure
• Gertrude AstorFanny Lehman