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The Fatal Alibi
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The Fatal Alibi Playbill - Feb 1932
The Fatal Alibi
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Michael Morton
People (18)
Jane Bramley
Ursula Bourne
(Original)
Lawrence H. Cecil
Inspector Davies
(Original)
Andree Corday
Margot
(Original)
Edward Crandall
Geoffrey Raymond
(Original)
Lowell Gilmore
Captain Ralph Paton
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Major Blunt
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Dr. Sheppard
(Original)
Charles Laughton
Hercule Poirot
(Original)
Fothringham Lysons
Mr. Hammond
(Original)
Lionel Pape
Sir Roger Ackroyd
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Parker
(Original)
Effie Shannon
Mrs. Ackroyd
(Original)
Helen Vinson
Caryl Sheppard
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Flora
(Original)
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Jane Bramley
Ursula Bourne
(Original)
Lawrence H. Cecil
Inspector Davies
(Original)
Andree Corday
Margot
(Original)
Edward Crandall
Geoffrey Raymond
(Original)
Lowell Gilmore
Captain Ralph Paton
(Original)
Kenneth Hunter
Major Blunt
(Original)
Moffat Johnston
Dr. Sheppard
(Original)
Charles Laughton
Hercule Poirot
(Original)
Fothringham Lysons
Mr. Hammond
(Original)
Lionel Pape
Sir Roger Ackroyd
(Original)
Donald Randolph
Parker
(Original)
Effie Shannon
Mrs. Ackroyd
(Original)
Helen Vinson
Caryl Sheppard
(Original)
Jane Wyatt
Flora
(Original)
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Michael Morton
Writer
John Anderson
Adaptation
Agatha Christie
Source Material ("The Murder of Roger Ackroyd")
Charles Laughton
Director
Jed Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
9
1932
Closing Date
Feb
27
1932
Performances
24
as of Dec 04, 2025
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