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They Should Have Stood in Bed
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They Should Have Stood in Bed
Broadway
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Mansfield Theatre
256 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
David Shaw
,
Frank Tarloff
,
Leo Rifkin
People (26)
Norman Budd
Third Man
(Original)
John Call
George Jensen
(Original)
Tony Canzoneri
Killer Kane
(Original)
William Foran
Mike Gilroy
(Original)
Jack Gilford
Barney Snedeker
(Original)
Richard Irving
Julius P. Chatfield
(Original)
Topper Jordan
Hornblower
(Original)
George Matthews
First Man
(Original)
Sanford Meisner
Sam Simpkins
(Original)
Katherine Meskill
Peggy Chatfield
(Original)
Russell Morrison
Harry Driscoll
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Mr. Cooper
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Henry Angel
(Original)
Randolph Preston
Announcer
(Original)
Grant Richards
Al Hartman
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Second Man
(Original)
Arnold Spector
Referee
(Original)
Florence Sundstrom
Vivian Lowe
(Original)
Robert Williams
A Policeman
(Original)
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Norman Budd
Third Man
(Original)
John Call
George Jensen
(Original)
Tony Canzoneri
Killer Kane
(Original)
William Foran
Mike Gilroy
(Original)
Jack Gilford
Barney Snedeker
(Original)
Richard Irving
Julius P. Chatfield
(Original)
Topper Jordan
Hornblower
(Original)
George Matthews
First Man
(Original)
Sanford Meisner
Sam Simpkins
(Original)
Katherine Meskill
Peggy Chatfield
(Original)
Russell Morrison
Harry Driscoll
(Original)
Le Roi Operti
Mr. Cooper
(Original)
Edwin Philips
Henry Angel
(Original)
Randolph Preston
Announcer
(Original)
Grant Richards
Al Hartman
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Second Man
(Original)
Arnold Spector
Referee
(Original)
Florence Sundstrom
Vivian Lowe
(Original)
Robert Williams
A Policeman
(Original)
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Leo Rifkin
Writer
Frank Tarloff
Writer
David Shaw
Writer
Luther Adler
Director
Samuel Leve
Scenic Design
Sam H. Grisman
Producer
Alexander H. Cohen
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
13
1942
Closing Date
Feb
21
1942
Performances
11
as of Dec 04, 2025
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