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Karl and Anna
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Karl and Anna
Broadway
Original
Guild Theatre
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Leonhard Frank
People (14)
Herbert Biberman
Sister's Husband
(Original)
Alice Brady
Anna
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Richard
(Original)
Ruth Hammond
Marie
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Karl
(Original)
Charles C. Leatherbee
A Guard
(Original)
Philip Leigh
Second Prisoner
(Original)
Robert Norton
Another Guard
(Original)
Claude Rains
First Prisoner
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Marie's Sister
(Original)
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Herbert Biberman
Sister's Husband
(Original)
Alice Brady
Anna
(Original)
Frank Conroy
Richard
(Original)
Ruth Hammond
Marie
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Karl
(Original)
Charles C. Leatherbee
A Guard
(Original)
Philip Leigh
Second Prisoner
(Original)
Robert Norton
Another Guard
(Original)
Claude Rains
First Prisoner
(Original)
Gale Sondergaard
Marie's Sister
(Original)
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Leonhard Frank
Writer
Ruth Langner
Translation
Philip Moeller
Staging
The Theatre Guild
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1929
Closing Date
Nov
16
1929
Performances
49
as of Dec 04, 2025
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