After Dark (Farjeon play)

After Dark
Written byJoseph Jefferson Farjeon
Date premiered6 September 1926
Place premieredPier Theatre, Eastbourne
Original languageEnglish
GenreThriller

After Dark is a thriller play by the British writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon.

After premiering at the Pier Theatre in Eastbourne it transferred to the West End for a run of 56 performance, initially at the Garrick Theatre before moving to the Comedy Theatre. The original cast included Horace Hodges, Donald Calthrop and Malcolm Keen.[1]

Adaptation

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In 1932 it was adapted into the British film After Dark directed by Albert Parker and made at Walton Studios by the British subsidiary of Fox Film.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Wearing p.463
  2. ^ Goble p.151

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 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.