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Knock on Wood
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Knock on Wood Playbill - May 1935
Knock on Wood
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Allen Rivkin
People (23)
Donald Black
Gary "Slug" Green
(Original)
Charles Comoroda
Elmer McGurk
(Original)
William David
John Greylock
(Original)
Robert Gray
Hoodlum
(Original)
Nicholas Joy
The Major
(Original)
Bruce MacFarlane
Christian Hugo
(Original)
Horace McMahon
Potts Jackson
(Original)
Tom Morrison
Francis Z. Barrington
(Original)
Beverly Parker
Edith
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Pat Moran
(Original)
Sallie Phipps
Lurleen Marlowe
(Original)
James Rennie
Nick Hugo
(Original)
Harold Seton
Hoodlum
(Original)
James Spottswood
Pink Wilson
(Original)
Beatrice Swanson
Joan Wexley
(Original)
Richard Taber
Jake
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
Mort Chandler
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Stuart Schuyler
(Original)
Walter Wilson
Harry
(Original)
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Donald Black
Gary "Slug" Green
(Original)
Charles Comoroda
Elmer McGurk
(Original)
William David
John Greylock
(Original)
Robert Gray
Hoodlum
(Original)
Nicholas Joy
The Major
(Original)
Bruce MacFarlane
Christian Hugo
(Original)
Horace McMahon
Potts Jackson
(Original)
Tom Morrison
Francis Z. Barrington
(Original)
Beverly Parker
Edith
(Original)
Lee Patrick
Pat Moran
(Original)
Sallie Phipps
Lurleen Marlowe
(Original)
James Rennie
Nick Hugo
(Original)
Harold Seton
Hoodlum
(Original)
James Spottswood
Pink Wilson
(Original)
Beatrice Swanson
Joan Wexley
(Original)
Richard Taber
Jake
(Original)
Calvin Thomas
Mort Chandler
(Original)
Albert Dekker
Stuart Schuyler
(Original)
Walter Wilson
Harry
(Original)
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Allen Rivkin
Writer
John Hayden
Staging
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Elias Weinstock
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
28
1935
Closing Date
Jun
1
1935
Performances
11
as of Dec 03, 2025
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