Red Gloves

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Red Gloves is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre. It appeared on Broadway in 1948 in a production starring John Dall and Charles Boyer.

It was originally called Crime Passionel . [1] Jed Haris directed the Broadway production. [2]

Sartre successfully sued the producers of the adaptation saying it had distorted his play. [3]

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References

  1. SARTRE'S NEW PLAY: SARTRE'S NEW PLAY By JOHN K. SAVACOOLPARIS. New York Times 18 Apr 1948: X1.
  2. Harris for 'Red Gloves' The Christian Science Monitor 21 Aug 1948: 16.
  3. SARTRE IS UPHELD IN DRAMA DISPUTE: By SAM ZOLOTOW. New York Times 26 Nov 1948: 33.