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The Desperate Hours   

 
Ethel Barrymore Theatre , (2/10/1955 - 8/13/1955)
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Opening Date:Feb 10, 1955   
Closing Date:Aug 13, 1955 Total Performances:212

Category: Play, Melodrama, Original, Broadway
Setting: The City of Indianapolis. Time: The Present.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Howard Erskine and Joseph Hayes
Written by Joseph Hayes; From the novel of the same name by Joseph Hayes
Staged by Robert Montgomery
Scenic Design by Howard Bay; Lighting Design by Howard Bay; Costume Design by Robert Randolph; Assistant to Mr. Bay: Carl Kent and Ralph Holmes
General Manager: S.M. Handelsman
Production Manager: Clayre Ribner; Production Stage Manager: Howard Whitfield; Stage Manager: William Weaver; Assistant Stage Mgr: Joe Bishop
Press Representative: Marian Byram and Phyllis Perlman; Press Associate: David Powers; Advertising Representative: Fred Golden
Cast
Nancy Coleman Eleanor Hillard
Karl Malden Dan Hillard
Paul Newman Glenn Griffin
George Matthews Robish
Wyrley Birch Mr. Patterson
Malcolm Brodrick Ralphie Hillard
Kendall Clark Harry Carson
Fred Eisley Chuck Wright
James Gregory Jesse Bard
George Grizzard Hank Griffin
Rusty Lane Lt. Carl Fredericks
Mary Orr Miss Swift
Patricia Peardon Cindy Hillard
Judson Pratt Tom Winston
1955 Tony Award® Best Play
winnerWritten by Joseph Hayes; Produced by Howard Erskine and Joseph Hayes [winner]
1955 Tony Award® Best Direction
winnerRobert Montgomery [winner]