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Laura
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Laura
Broadway
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
George Sklar
,
Vera Caspary
People (17)
Otto Kruger
Waldo Lydecker
(Original)
Kay MacDonald
Mrs. Dorgan
(Original)
Hugh Marlowe
Mark McPherson
(Original)
Grania O'Malley
Bessie Clary
(Original)
Walter Riemer
Olsen
(Original)
Tom Rutherfurd
Shelby Carpenter
(Original)
K.T. Stevens
A Girl
(Original)
Tom Walsh
Danny Dorgan
(Original)
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Otto Kruger
Waldo Lydecker
(Original)
Kay MacDonald
Mrs. Dorgan
(Original)
Hugh Marlowe
Mark McPherson
(Original)
Grania O'Malley
Bessie Clary
(Original)
Walter Riemer
Olsen
(Original)
Tom Rutherfurd
Shelby Carpenter
(Original)
K.T. Stevens
A Girl
(Original)
Tom Walsh
Danny Dorgan
(Original)
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Vera Caspary
Writer
Based On A Book By
George Sklar
Writer
Clarence Derwent
Staging
Stewart Chaney
Scenic Design
Robert Lanza
Costume Design
H. Clay Blaney
Producer
S. P. Steckler
Produced In Association With
Roy Steckler
Produced In Association With
Hunt Stromberg, Jr.
Produced By Special Arrangement With
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
26
1947
Closing Date
Aug
2
1947
Performances
44
as of Feb 11, 2026
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