The Light of Heart

1940 play written by Emlyn Williams

The Light of Heart

Written by| Emlyn Williams
Date premiered| 21 February 1940
Place premiered| Apollo Theatre, London
Original language| English
Genre| Drama

The Light of Heart is a 1940 play by the British writer Emlyn Williams.

It ran for 127 performances at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End between 21 February and 8 June 1940. The cast included Godfrey Tearle, Megs Jenkins, Gladys Henson, Elliott Mason and Angela Baddeley.[1] It later ran for 55 performances at the Guild Theatre on Broadway.

## Adaptations

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In 1942 it was adapted into the Hollywood film Life Begins at Eight-Thirty directed by Irving Pichel and starring Monty Woolley, Ida Lupino and Cornel Wilde.[2] Twenty years later it was made into a West German film Life Begins at Eight starring Johanna Matz.

## References

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1. ^ Wearing p.VIII
2. ^ Goble p.502

## Bibliography

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* Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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Emlyn Williams

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* A Murder Has Been Arranged (1930)
* The Late Christopher Bean (1933)
* Night Must Fall (1935)
* The Corn Is Green (1938)
* The Light of Heart (1940)
* The Morning Star (1942)
* The Druid's Rest (1943)
* The Wind of Heaven (1945)
* Accolade (1950)
* Someone Waiting (1953)

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