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Bet Your Life
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Bet Your Life Playbill - April 1937
Bet Your Life
Broadway
Original
John Golden Theatre
252 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Fritz Blocki
,
Willie Howard
People (17)
John Call
Luke Chance
(Original)
Claire Carleton
Ima Chance
(Original)
Edgar Charles
Chauffeur
(Original)
John Clarke
Bruce Humberston
(Original)
John Foster
Telegraph Boy
(Original)
J. Robert Haag
Mark Burton
(Original)
Blanche Haring
Marjorie
(Original)
Lew Hearn
Willie Chance
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Ma Chance
(Original)
Jean McCool
Clarice
(Original)
Scott Moore
McCauley
(Original)
William Valentine
Wiggins
(Original)
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John Call
Luke Chance
(Original)
Claire Carleton
Ima Chance
(Original)
Edgar Charles
Chauffeur
(Original)
John Clarke
Bruce Humberston
(Original)
John Foster
Telegraph Boy
(Original)
J. Robert Haag
Mark Burton
(Original)
Blanche Haring
Marjorie
(Original)
Lew Hearn
Willie Chance
(Original)
Lulu McConnell
Ma Chance
(Original)
Jean McCool
Clarice
(Original)
Scott Moore
McCauley
(Original)
William Valentine
Wiggins
(Original)
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Fritz Blocki
Writer
Willie Howard
Writer
A.H. Van Buren
Staging
Ben F. Stein
Producer
Stagecraft Studios
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
5
1937
Closing Date
Apr
10
1937
Performances
8
as of Nov 29, 2025
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