The Butter and Egg Man (1928 film)

The Butter and Egg Man
Film poster
Directed byRichard Wallace
Written byAdelaide Heilbron
Jack Jarmuth
Gene Towne
Based onThe Butter and Egg Man
by George S. Kaufman
StarringJack Mulhall
Greta Nissen
Sam Hardy
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byLeRoy Stone
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1928 (1928-08-27)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (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. 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.