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Night Must Fall
Broadway
Comedy
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Night Must Fall Playbill - Oct 1936
Night Must Fall
Broadway
Comedy
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A disturbed bellboy charms — and murders — several women at an English country house, carrying the head of one of his victims around with him, in Emlyn Williams, thriller, which is based on a real-life case.
playwright:
Emlyn Williams
People (10)
Angela Baddeley
Olivia Grayne
(Original)
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Belsize
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Nurse Libby
(Original)
Doris Hare
Mrs. Terence
(Original)
Betty Jardine
Dora Parkoe
(Original)
Michael Shepley
Hubert Laurie
(Original)
Ben Webster
The Lord High Justice
(Original)
Dame May Whitty
Mrs. Bramson
(Original)
Emlyn Williams
Dan
(Original)
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Angela Baddeley
Olivia Grayne
(Original)
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Belsize
(Original)
Shirley Gale
Nurse Libby
(Original)
Doris Hare
Mrs. Terence
(Original)
Betty Jardine
Dora Parkoe
(Original)
Michael Shepley
Hubert Laurie
(Original)
Ben Webster
The Lord High Justice
(Original)
Dame May Whitty
Mrs. Bramson
(Original)
Emlyn Williams
Dan
(Original)
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Emlyn Williams
Writer
Director
Sam H. Harris
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
28
1936
Closing Date
Nov
21
1936
Performances
64
as of Dec 06, 2025
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