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A Slight Case of Murder
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A Slight Case of Murder Playbill - Sep 1935
A Slight Case of Murder
Broadway
Original
48th Street Theatre
157 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Damon Runyon
,
Howard Lindsay
People (50)
Marga Barbet
Passer-by
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Gammon Smith
(Original)
Eleanor Brent
Loretta Paige
(Original)
Paul E. Burns
Pete Ryan
(Original)
Georgia Caine
Nora Marco
(Original)
George Christie
Colonel Jake Schultz
(Original)
F.H. Day
Innocence
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Telegraph Boy
(Original)
Ray Devlin
The Champ
(Original)
Malcolm Duncan
Clyde Post
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mike
(Original)
José Ferrer
2nd Policeman
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
1st Policeman
(Original)
Beth Franklyn
Mrs. Ryerson
(Original)
John Griggs
Chancellor Whitelaw
(Original)
Lawrence Grossmith
Theodore Whitelaw
(Original)
Joy Hathaway
Mrs. Hathaway
(Original)
John M. Kline
Calvin Ritter
(Original)
James La Curto
Lefty
(Original)
Roy Le May
Douglas F. Rosenbloom
(Original)
Geoffrey Lind
Passer-by
(Original)
Percy Moore
Commissioner Mahoney
(Original)
Richard Taber
Ex-Jockey Kirk
(Original)
Clyde Veaux
Giuseppe
(Original)
Walter Wagner
Taxi Driver
(Original)
Phyllis Welch
Mary Marco
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
George Hatch
(Original)
Frankie Wheeler
The Singin' Kid
(Original)
Richard Courtney
Passer-by
(Original)
J. Fitzgerald
Passer-by
(Original)
Mrs. Fralick
Passer-by
(Original)
Marion Frederic
Passer-by
(Original)
Alice Frey
Passer-by
(Original)
Eleanor Healy
Passer-by
(Original)
James Kearns
Passer-by
(Original)
Timothy Lynn Kearse
Passer-by
(Original)
Irja Koski
Passer-by
(Original)
Annette Le May
Passer-by
(Original)
Ted Levey
Passer-by
(Original)
Harry Levian
Sad Sam
(Original)
Frances Levian
Passer-by
(Original)
Dan Malloy
Passer-by
(Original)
M. Miltos
Passer-by
(Original)
E. Molenedyk
Passer-by
(Original)
R. Norvak
Passer-by
(Original)
Winton Sears
Passer-by
(Original)
Fred Steinway
Passer-by
(Original)
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Marga Barbet
Passer-by
(Original)
Sydney Booth
Gammon Smith
(Original)
Eleanor Brent
Loretta Paige
(Original)
Paul E. Burns
Pete Ryan
(Original)
Georgia Caine
Nora Marco
(Original)
George Christie
Colonel Jake Schultz
(Original)
F.H. Day
Innocence
(Original)
Nick Dennis
Telegraph Boy
(Original)
Ray Devlin
The Champ
(Original)
Malcolm Duncan
Clyde Post
(Original)
Joseph F. Sweeney
Mike
(Original)
José Ferrer
2nd Policeman
(Original)
Clyde Franklin
1st Policeman
(Original)
Beth Franklyn
Mrs. Ryerson
(Original)
John Griggs
Chancellor Whitelaw
(Original)
Lawrence Grossmith
Theodore Whitelaw
(Original)
Joy Hathaway
Mrs. Hathaway
(Original)
John M. Kline
Calvin Ritter
(Original)
James La Curto
Lefty
(Original)
Roy Le May
Douglas F. Rosenbloom
(Original)
Geoffrey Lind
Passer-by
(Original)
Percy Moore
Commissioner Mahoney
(Original)
Richard Taber
Ex-Jockey Kirk
(Original)
Clyde Veaux
Giuseppe
(Original)
Walter Wagner
Taxi Driver
(Original)
Phyllis Welch
Mary Marco
(Original)
Charles Wellesley
George Hatch
(Original)
Frankie Wheeler
The Singin' Kid
(Original)
Richard Courtney
Passer-by
(Original)
J. Fitzgerald
Passer-by
(Original)
Mrs. Fralick
Passer-by
(Original)
Marion Frederic
Passer-by
(Original)
Alice Frey
Passer-by
(Original)
Eleanor Healy
Passer-by
(Original)
James Kearns
Passer-by
(Original)
Timothy Lynn Kearse
Passer-by
(Original)
Irja Koski
Passer-by
(Original)
Annette Le May
Passer-by
(Original)
Ted Levey
Passer-by
(Original)
Harry Levian
Sad Sam
(Original)
Frances Levian
Passer-by
(Original)
Dan Malloy
Passer-by
(Original)
M. Miltos
Passer-by
(Original)
E. Molenedyk
Passer-by
(Original)
R. Norvak
Passer-by
(Original)
Winton Sears
Passer-by
(Original)
Fred Steinway
Passer-by
(Original)
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Howard Lindsay
Writer
Staging
Producer
Damon Runyon
Writer
Staging
Kate Drain Lawson
Scenic Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
11
1935
Closing Date
Nov
9
1935
Performances
69
as of Dec 05, 2025
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