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Command Decision
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Opening Date
Oct 01, 1947
Closing Date
Sep 18, 1948
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Open Date: Oct 01, 1947
Close Date: Sep 18, 1948
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Fulton Theatre
(Oct 01, 1947 - Sep 18, 1948)
Setting
The office of Brigadier General KC. Dennis at the Headquarters of the 5th American Bombardment Division, Heavy, in England.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
Written by
William Wister Haines
Directed by
John O'Shaughnessy
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Julia Sze
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
and
Arthur H. Ross
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
Stage Manager:
Del Hughes
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Leonard Patrick
and
West Hooker
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Frank Goodman
; Casting:
Jane Broder
Paul Kelly
Brigadier General K.C. Dennis
Jay Fassett
Major General Rold Goodlow Kane
Paul McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
Ed Binns
N.C.O. Photographer
Walter Black
Major Rufus Dayhuff
Stephen Elliott
Colonel Edward Martin
Paul Ford
Mr. Arthur Malcolm
Arthur Franz
Captain Lucius Jenks
James Holden
Captain G.W.C. Lee
West Hooker
Enlisted Armed Guard
William Layton
Major Homer Prescott
Lewis Martin
Major Desmond Lansing
Frank McNellis
Mr. Oliver Stone
Neill O'Malley
Colonel Ernest Haley
Robert Pike
Major Belding Davis
John Randolph
Lt. Jake Goldberg
Edmon Ryan
War Correspondent Elmer Brockhurst
James Whitmore
Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
Fulton Theatre
(Oct 01, 1947 - Sep 18, 1948)
Cast
Edward Binns
Colonel Ernest Haley
Wilson Brooks
Colonel Ernest Haley
Byron McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
Leonard Patrick
N.C.O. Photographer
Arthur Walsh
Captain G.W.C. Lee
Douglass Watson
Captain Lucius Jenks
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1948 Winner
Paul Kelly
Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer
1948 Winner
James Whitmore
Theatre World
Award
1948 Recipient
James Whitmore
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President)
Produced by
Kermit Bloomgarden
Written by
William Wister Haines
Directed by
John O'Shaughnessy
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Julia Sze
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Assistant to Mr. Mielziner:
John Harvey
and
Arthur H. Ross
General Manager:
Max Allentuck
Stage Manager:
Del Hughes
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Leonard Patrick
and
West Hooker
Press Representative:
Richard Maney
and
Frank Goodman
; Casting:
Jane Broder
Paul Kelly
Brigadier General K.C. Dennis
Jay Fassett
Major General Rold Goodlow Kane
Paul McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
Ed Binns
N.C.O. Photographer
Walter Black
Major Rufus Dayhuff
Stephen Elliott
Colonel Edward Martin
Paul Ford
Mr. Arthur Malcolm
Arthur Franz
Captain Lucius Jenks
James Holden
Captain G.W.C. Lee
West Hooker
Enlisted Armed Guard
William Layton
Major Homer Prescott
Lewis Martin
Major Desmond Lansing
Frank McNellis
Mr. Oliver Stone
Neill O'Malley
Colonel Ernest Haley
Robert Pike
Major Belding Davis
John Randolph
Lt. Jake Goldberg
Edmon Ryan
War Correspondent Elmer Brockhurst
James Whitmore
Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
Fulton Theatre
(Oct 01, 1947 - Sep 18, 1948)
Cast
Edward Binns
Colonel Ernest Haley
Wilson Brooks
Colonel Ernest Haley
Byron McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
Leonard Patrick
N.C.O. Photographer
Arthur Walsh
Captain G.W.C. Lee
Douglass Watson
Captain Lucius Jenks
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1948 Winner
Paul Kelly
Outstanding Performance by a Newcomer
1948 Winner
James Whitmore
Theatre World
Award
1948 Recipient
James Whitmore
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