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The Criminal Code Playbill - October 1929
The Criminal Code
Broadway
Original
National Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Martin Flavin
People (21)
Frank Barnes
An Officer
(Original)
Stolper
(Original)
Bessie Belmont
A Girl
(Original)
Murray Bennett
Jerry
(Original)
Burr Caruth
Mr. Nettlefold
(Original)
Walter Colligan
A Waiter
(Original)
Henry Crossen
Galloway
(Original)
Leo Curley
Captain Gleason
(Original)
Carroll J. Davis
Mr. Sheridan
(Original)
Charles Day
A Clerk
(Original)
William Franklin
Runch
(Original)
Ethel Griffies
Miss Brady
(Original)
Russell Hardie
Robert Graham
(Original)
Anita Kerry
Mary Brady
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Dr. Rinewulf
(Original)
Norman Miller
A Negro
(Original)
Joseph Mackin Nerney
Jim Fales
(Original)
Martin Perkins
Laboratory Assistant
(Original)
Dan Poole
Kurtz
(Original)
Lew
(Original)
Edwin E. Vickery
Simpkins
(Original)
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Frank Barnes
An Officer
(Original)
Stolper
(Original)
Bessie Belmont
A Girl
(Original)
Murray Bennett
Jerry
(Original)
Burr Caruth
Mr. Nettlefold
(Original)
Walter Colligan
A Waiter
(Original)
Henry Crossen
Galloway
(Original)
Leo Curley
Captain Gleason
(Original)
Carroll J. Davis
Mr. Sheridan
(Original)
Charles Day
A Clerk
(Original)
William Franklin
Runch
(Original)
Ethel Griffies
Miss Brady
(Original)
Russell Hardie
Robert Graham
(Original)
Anita Kerry
Mary Brady
(Original)
Walter Kingsford
Dr. Rinewulf
(Original)
Norman Miller
A Negro
(Original)
Joseph Mackin Nerney
Jim Fales
(Original)
Martin Perkins
Laboratory Assistant
(Original)
Dan Poole
Kurtz
(Original)
Lew
(Original)
Edwin E. Vickery
Simpkins
(Original)
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Martin Flavin
Writer
William Harris, Jr.
Staging
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
2
1929
Closing Date
Mar
1
1930
Performances
173
as of Jan 20, 2026
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