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Golden Boy
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Drama
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Golden Boy Playbill - Jan 1938
Golden Boy
Broadway
Drama
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
Clifford Odets'
Golden Boy
is the story of Joe Bonaparte, a young, gifted violinist who is torn between pursuing a career in music and earning big money as a prize fighter.
playwright:
Clifford Odets
People (31)
Luther Adler
Joe Bonaparte
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
Tom Moody
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Anna
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Mr. Carp
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Mr. Bonaparte
(Original)
Frances Farmer
Lorna Moon
(Original)
John Garfield
Siggie
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Eddie Fuseli
(Original)
Robert Lewis
Roxy Gottleib
(Original)
Art Smith
Tokio
(Original)
Sanford Meisner
Eddie Fuseli
(Replacement)
Will Lee
Siggie
(Replacement)
Harry Bratsburg
Pepper White
(Original)
Bert Conway
Call Boy
(Original)
Charles Crisp
Drake
(Original)
Driscoll
(Replacement)
Howard Da Silva
Lewis
(Original)
Michael Gordon
Mickey
(Original)
Charles Niemeyer
Driscoll
(Original)
John O'Malley
Frank Bonaparte
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Sam
(Original)
Karl Malden
Barker
(Original)
John Rustad
Barker
(Replacement)
William Anderson
Drake
(Replacement)
Sanford McCauley
Drake
(Replacement)
Rollin Bauer
Lewis
(Replacement)
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Luther Adler
Joe Bonaparte
(Original)
Roman Bohnen
Tom Moody
(Original)
Phoebe Brand
Anna
(Original)
Lee J. Cobb
Mr. Carp
(Original)
Morris Carnovsky
Mr. Bonaparte
(Original)
Frances Farmer
Lorna Moon
(Original)
John Garfield
Siggie
(Original)
Elia Kazan
Eddie Fuseli
(Original)
Robert Lewis
Roxy Gottleib
(Original)
Art Smith
Tokio
(Original)
Harry Bratsburg
Pepper White
(Original)
Bert Conway
Call Boy
(Original)
Charles Crisp
Drake
(Original)
Howard Da Silva
Lewis
(Original)
Michael Gordon
Mickey
(Original)
Charles Niemeyer
Driscoll
(Original)
John O'Malley
Frank Bonaparte
(Original)
Martin Ritt
Sam
(Original)
Karl Malden
Barker
(Original)
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Clifford Odets
Writer
Harold Clurman
Director
Mordecai Gorelik
Settings
Michael Gordon
Production Manager
Alan Wolfson
Stage Manager
Martin Ritt
Assistant Stage Manager
Bert Conway
Assistant Stage Manager
Sanford Meisner
Assistant to Mr. Clurman
The Group Theatre Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
4
1937
Closing Date
Jun
4
1938
Performances
250
as of Dec 04, 2025
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