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Command Decision Playbill - Oct 1947
Command Decision
Broadway
Original
Fulton Theatre
210 W. 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
William Wister Haines
People (29)
Paul Kelly
Brigadier General K.C. Dennis
(Original)
Paul McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
(Original)
Jay Fassett
Major General Rold Goodlow Kane
(Original)
Edward Binns
N.C.O. Photographer
(Original)
Colonel Ernest Haley
(Replacement)
Walter Black
Major Rufus Dayhuff
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Colonel Edward Martin
(Original)
Paul Ford
Mr. Arthur Malcolm
(Original)
Arthur Franz
Captain Lucius Jenks
(Original)
James Holden
Captain G.W.C. Lee
(Original)
West Hooker
Enlisted Armed Guard
(Original)
William Layton
Major Homer Prescott
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Major Desmond Lansing
(Original)
Frank McNellis
Mr. Oliver Stone
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Colonel Ernest Haley
(Original)
Robert Pike
Major Belding Davis
(Original)
John Randolph
Lt. Jake Goldberg
(Original)
Edmon Ryan
War Correspondent Elmer Brockhurst
(Original)
James Whitmore
Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
(Original)
Leonard Patrick
N.C.O. Photographer
(Replacement)
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Paul Kelly
Brigadier General K.C. Dennis
(Original)
Paul McGrath
Brigadier General Clifton C. Garnett
(Original)
Jay Fassett
Major General Rold Goodlow Kane
(Original)
Edward Binns
N.C.O. Photographer
(Original)
Walter Black
Major Rufus Dayhuff
(Original)
Stephen Elliott
Colonel Edward Martin
(Original)
Paul Ford
Mr. Arthur Malcolm
(Original)
Arthur Franz
Captain Lucius Jenks
(Original)
James Holden
Captain G.W.C. Lee
(Original)
West Hooker
Enlisted Armed Guard
(Original)
William Layton
Major Homer Prescott
(Original)
Lewis Martin
Major Desmond Lansing
(Original)
Frank McNellis
Mr. Oliver Stone
(Original)
Neill O'Malley
Colonel Ernest Haley
(Original)
Robert Pike
Major Belding Davis
(Original)
John Randolph
Lt. Jake Goldberg
(Original)
Edmon Ryan
War Correspondent Elmer Brockhurst
(Original)
James Whitmore
Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
(Original)
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William Wister Haines
Writer
John O'Shaughnessy
Director
Jo Mielziner
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Julia Sze
Costume Design
Del Hughes
Stage Manager
Leonard Patrick
Assistant Stage Manager
West Hooker
Assistant Stage Manager
Jane Broder
Casting
Max Allentuck
General Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Kermit Bloomgarden
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
1
1947
Closing Date
Sep
18
1948
Performances
409
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1948
Theatre World Award
James Whitmore
Winner
Tony Award
1948
Special Award
James Whitmore
Winner
1948
Best Actor in a Play
Paul Kelly
Winner
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