Afterwards | |
---|---|
Written by | Walter C. Hackett |
Date premiered | 7 November 1933 |
Place premiered | Whitehall Theatre |
Original language | English |
Genre | Mystery |
Afterwards is a 1933 mystery play by the British-American writer Walter C. Hackett revolving around a psychic medium.
It enjoyed a West End run of 208 performances at the Whitehall Theatre between 7 November 1933 and 12 June 1934. The original London cast included Gordon Harker, Henry Daniell, Ronald Shiner, Jeanne Stuart and Marion Lorne. [1]
It was adapted into the 1934 Hollywood film Their Big Moment directed by James Cruze and starring Zasu Pitts. [2]
The Scandal is a 1934 French romantic drama film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Gaby Morlay, Henri Rollan, and Jean Galland. The film is based on a play written by Henry Bataille, which had previously been turned in a 1923 British silent film of the same title.
Baby Gray was a German singer and film actress. Born on December 20, 1907, she became popular for her work in early German films.
Hans Albin was a German actor, film producer and film director.
Glenore Jean Pointing (1913–1984), known professionally as Glen Alyn, was an Australian actress who appeared in British films from the 1930s till 1957. Originally a dancer in West End revue, she made her film debut in The Outsider (1931) under her real name, Glenore Pointing. A Warner Brothers contract and numerous films followed, as well as occasional stage work.
Reinhart Steinbicker (1904–1935) was a German screenwriter and film director.
Gaston Dubosc (1861–1941) was a French stage and film actor.
The Old Man is a 1931 mystery play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Its original production was staged at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End for a ninety performance run. It is set entirely in the "Coat of Arms" tavern where a mysterious old man lurks in the background, reputedly an escapee from a lunatic asylum. The original cast included Alfred Drayton, Jack Melford, Harold Warrender and Finlay Currie.
The Terror is a 1927 mystery thriller play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is based on Wallace's 1926 novel The Black Abbot.
Dorothy Brandon was a British playwright active in the interwar years. Her greatest West End success was the 1923 medical drama The Outsider which was revived several times, and adapted into films on three occasions.
Evensong is a 1932 British play by the writers Beverley Nichols and Edward Knoblock. It is based on the novel of the same name by Nichols, based on the life of opera singer Nellie Melba.
Behold, We Live is a 1932 play by the British writer John Van Druten. It had an original West End run of 158 performances at St James's Theatre in London between 18 August and 31 December 1932. It was produced by Gilbert Miller. The cast included Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, May Whitty, Ronald Ward and Everley Gregg.
A Present from Margate is a 1933 British comedy play by Ian Hay and A.E.W. Mason.
Admirals All is a 1934 adventure comedy play by the British writers Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall about a film star who becomes mixed up with the Royal Navy and Chinese pirates.
They Came to a City is a 1943 play by the British writer J.B. Priestley.
Orders Are Orders is a 1932 comedy play by the British writers Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. A Hollywood film crew takes over a British Army barracks for a film shoot, with chaotic consequences.
Road House is a British play by Walter C. Hackett.
William T. Lackey (1896–1974) was an American film producer. He worked with Monogram Pictures for a number of years.
Our Betters is a comedy play by the British writer Somerset Maugham. Set in Mayfair and a country house in Suffolk, the plot revolves around the interaction between newly wealthy Americans and upper-class British society.
Paddy the Next Best Thing is a 1908 romantic comedy novel by the British writer Gertrude Page.
Jeanne Cheirel (1869–1934) was a French film and stage actress. She was in the original cast of two of Georges Feydeau's plays Tied by the Leg (1894) and The Turkey (1896). She made her screen debut in a 1909 short film and continued acting in cinema until her death in 1934. She was the aunt of the actress Micheline Cheirel.