A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
Crystal Lucas-Perry, Sam Pinkleton, More Win 2026 Obie Awards; See the Full List of
The Public Will Host 'People's Filibuster' Protest Event in Response to Minnesota ICE
The Great Gatsby
North American Tour Launches January 31
54 Below Gala
—With Darren Criss, Ariana DeBose, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, More—Will Also
Actor Anne Gridley Is Slowly Losing Her Ability to Walk, And She's Made a Show About It
0 New
Search
Crime
Broadway
Original
close gallery
Crime Playbill - March 1924
Crime
Broadway
Original
Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Samuel Shipman
,
John B. Hymer
People (39)
Carol Baldwin
Milly
(Original)
Barbara Barondess
Hortense
(Original)
Elwood F. Bostwick
Inspector McGuinness
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Mouse Turner
(Original)
Josephine Deffry
Stella Smiley
(Original)
Katharine Francis
Marjorie Grey
(Original)
Walter D. Greene
William A. Emory
(Original)
Kay Johnson
Dorothy Palmer
(Original)
Jack La Rue
Spud
(Original)
Michael Markham
Dinkey
(Original)
Charles P. Mather
Lieut. Tierney
(Original)
Man
(Original)
Earle Mayne
Spat
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Tommy Brown
(Original)
Chester Morris
Rocky Morse
(Original)
John O'Meara
Capt. Gargan
(Original)
Marvin Oreck
Billy
(Original)
Walter Powers
Jimmy
(Original)
James Rennie
Eugene Fenmore
(Original)
Clifton Self
Henry
(Original)
Officer
(Original)
Phillip M. Sheridan
Ken
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Annabelle Porter
(Original)
John Ward
Tony
(Original)
Gustav Yorke
Frank Smiley
(Original)
William Boulias
Manager of Club
(Original)
Neil Bridges
Spectator
(Original)
Delancey Cleveland
Stenographer
(Original)
Marie Cole
Fluffy Girl
(Original)
Cleve Delland
Pedestrian No. 2
(Original)
Spurr K. Gould
Pedestrian No. 1
(Original)
R. H. Irving
Voice on Radio
(Original)
Eddie Kelly
Waiter No. 1
(Original)
Irving H. Rapper
Clerk
(Original)
Jess Romer
Waiter No. 2
(Original)
Mary Smith
Woman
(Original)
Jack Thomson
Old Gentleman
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Carol Baldwin
Milly
(Original)
Barbara Barondess
Hortense
(Original)
Elwood F. Bostwick
Inspector McGuinness
(Original)
Claude Cooper
Mouse Turner
(Original)
Josephine Deffry
Stella Smiley
(Original)
Katharine Francis
Marjorie Grey
(Original)
Walter D. Greene
William A. Emory
(Original)
Kay Johnson
Dorothy Palmer
(Original)
Jack La Rue
Spud
(Original)
Michael Markham
Dinkey
(Original)
Charles P. Mather
Lieut. Tierney
(Original)
Man
(Original)
Earle Mayne
Spat
(Original)
Douglass Montgomery
Tommy Brown
(Original)
Chester Morris
Rocky Morse
(Original)
John O'Meara
Capt. Gargan
(Original)
Marvin Oreck
Billy
(Original)
Walter Powers
Jimmy
(Original)
James Rennie
Eugene Fenmore
(Original)
Clifton Self
Henry
(Original)
Officer
(Original)
Phillip M. Sheridan
Ken
(Original)
Sylvia Sidney
Annabelle Porter
(Original)
John Ward
Tony
(Original)
Gustav Yorke
Frank Smiley
(Original)
William Boulias
Manager of Club
(Original)
Neil Bridges
Spectator
(Original)
Delancey Cleveland
Stenographer
(Original)
Marie Cole
Fluffy Girl
(Original)
Cleve Delland
Pedestrian No. 2
(Original)
Spurr K. Gould
Pedestrian No. 1
(Original)
R. H. Irving
Voice on Radio
(Original)
Eddie Kelly
Waiter No. 1
(Original)
Irving H. Rapper
Clerk
(Original)
Jess Romer
Waiter No. 2
(Original)
Mary Smith
Woman
(Original)
Jack Thomson
Old Gentleman
(Original)
View All Cast
John B. Hymer
Writer
Samuel Shipman
Writer
A.H. Van Buren
Staging
A. H. Woods
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
22
1927
Closing Date
Aug
1
1927
Performances
186
as of Feb 01, 2026
Inside The Playbill
close gallery
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Reset
Crime - March 7, 1927
Crime - March 7, 1927
Crime - March 7, 1927
Crime - March 7, 1927
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now