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The Moon Is Down
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Steinbeck
People (24)
E. J. Ballantine
George Corell
(Original)
Lyle Bettger
Tom Anders
(Original)
Russell Collins
Major Hunter
(Original)
William Eythe
Lieutenant Tonder
(Original)
Philip Foster
Alex Morden
(Original)
Edwin Gordon
Sergeant
(Original)
Charles Gordon
Corporal
(Original)
Carl Gose
Lieutenant Prackle
(Original)
Alan Hewitt
Captain Loft
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Dr. Winter
(Original)
George Keane
Will Anders
(Original)
Kermit Kegley
Soldier
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Colonel Lanser
(Original)
Ralph Morgan
Mayor Orden
(Original)
Maria Palmer
Molly Morden
(Original)
Leona Powers
Madame Orden
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Annie
(Original)
John Davenport Seymour
Captain Bentick
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Joseph
(Original)
Victor Thorley
Soldier
(Original)
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E. J. Ballantine
George Corell
(Original)
Lyle Bettger
Tom Anders
(Original)
Russell Collins
Major Hunter
(Original)
William Eythe
Lieutenant Tonder
(Original)
Philip Foster
Alex Morden
(Original)
Edwin Gordon
Sergeant
(Original)
Charles Gordon
Corporal
(Original)
Carl Gose
Lieutenant Prackle
(Original)
Alan Hewitt
Captain Loft
(Original)
Whitford Kane
Dr. Winter
(Original)
George Keane
Will Anders
(Original)
Kermit Kegley
Soldier
(Original)
Otto Kruger
Colonel Lanser
(Original)
Ralph Morgan
Mayor Orden
(Original)
Maria Palmer
Molly Morden
(Original)
Leona Powers
Madame Orden
(Original)
Jane Seymour
Annie
(Original)
John Davenport Seymour
Captain Bentick
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Joseph
(Original)
Victor Thorley
Soldier
(Original)
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John Steinbeck
Writer
Chester Erskin
Director
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Oscar Serlin
Producer
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Opening Date
Apr
7
1942
Closing Date
Jun
6
1942
Performances
71
as of Dec 03, 2025
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