Someone at the Door (play)

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Someone at the Door is a British comedy thriller play by Campbell Christie and Dorothy Christie which was first staged in 1935, [1] and ran successfully at the Aldwych, New and Comedy theatres in London's West End. [2] [3] [4]

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Original cast

Adaptations

The play has been adapted twice into films. In 1936 Someone at the Door directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Aileen Marson and Billy Milton and in 1950 Someone at the Door directed by Francis Searle and starring Michael Medwin and Garry Marsh. [5] [6] It was also made into a 1939 television film for the BBC. [7]

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References

  1. Low p.387
  2. "Someone at the Door – review | cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times.
  3. Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780810893047 via Google Books.
  4. Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9780810893047 via Google Books.
  5. "Someone at the Door (1936)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  6. "Someone at the Door (1950)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  7. "Someone at the Door". 31 March 1939. p. 38 via BBC Genome.

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