The Last Hour | |
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Written by | Charles Bennett |
Date premiered | 20 December 1928 |
Place premiered | Comedy Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Thriller |
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It ran for 111 performances at the Comedy Theatre in London's West End between 20 December 1928 and 23 March 1929. [1] The cast included Cyril Raymond, Lydia Sherwood, Edward O'Neill and Franklin Dyall.
In 1930 it was made into a British film The Last Hour directed by Walter Forde and starring Stewart Rome and Kathleen Vaughan. [2]
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