The Dark Tower (play)

1933 mystery drama

The Dark Tower is a mystery drama by George S. Kaufman and Alexander Woollcott, first produced in 1933.

The play was later adapted for the Warner Bros. film The Man with Two Faces (1934) starring Mary Astor, Louis Calhern, and Edward G. Robinson. In 1943, Warners remade the film in England as The Dark Tower with Ben Lyon and Anne Crawford.

In January 1938, the future President of the United States Richard Nixon was cast in the Whittier Community Players production of this play. He was cast opposite a high school teacher named Thelma "Pat" Ryan, whom he would later marry.[1]

A half-hour radio adaptation, starring Orson Welles, was broadcast on Suspense! radio program on May 4, 1944.

## References

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1. ^ Nixon, Richard (1978). RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-448-14374-3.

## External links

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* "Radio Echoes"., Orson Wells radio adaptation at the Internet Archive

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George S. Kaufman

Plays and musicals|

* Some One in the House (1918)
* Dulcy (1921)
* To the Ladies (1922)
* The '49ers (1922)
* Merton of the Movies (1922)
* Helen of Troy, New York (1923)
* The Deep Tangled Wildwood (1923)
* Beggar on Horseback (1924)
* Be Yourself (1924)
* Minick (1924)
* The Butter and Egg Man (1925)
* The Cocoanuts (1925)
* The Good Fellow (1926)
* The Royal Family (1927)
* Animal Crackers (1928)
* June Moon (1929)
* The Channel Road (1929)
* Once in a Lifetime (1930)
* The Band Wagon (1931)
* Of Thee I Sing (1931)
* Dinner at Eight (1932)
* Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933)
* The Dark Tower (1933)
* Merrily We Roll Along (1934)
* First Lady (1935)
* Stage Door (1936)
* You Can't Take It with You (1936)
* I'd Rather Be Right (1937)
* The Fabulous Invalid (1938)
* The American Way (1939)
* The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939)
* George Washington Slept Here (1940)
* The Land Is Bright (1941)
* The Late George Apley (1944)
* Seven Lively Arts (1944)
* Hollywood Pinafore (1945)
* Bravo! (1948)
* The Small Hours (1951)
* Fancy Meeting You Again (1952)
* The Solid Gold Cadillac (1953)
* Silk Stockings (1955)

Musicals based on his plays|

* Sherry! (1967)
* Merrily We Roll Along (1981)

Films|

* Someone Must Pay (1919)
* Someone in the House (1920)
* Dulcy (1923)
* To the Ladies (1923)
* Merton of the Movies (1924)
* Welcome Home (1925)
* Beggar on Horseback (1925)
* The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
* The Cocoanuts (1929)
* Not So Dumb (1930)
* Animal Crackers (1930)
* The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
* June Moon (1931)
* The Expert (1932)
* The Tenderfoot (1932)
* Make Me a Star (1932)
* Once in a Lifetime (1932)
* Dinner at Eight (1933)
* Roman Scandals (1933)
* The Man with Two Faces (1934)
* You Can't Take It with You (1938)
* The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

Films as a director|

* The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)

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