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Outward Bound
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Outward Bound Playbill - Jan 1939
Outward Bound
Broadway
Revival
Playhouse Theatre
137 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Sutton Vane
People (22)
Florence Reed
Mrs. Clivedon-Banks
(Original)
Laurette Taylor
Mrs. Midget
(Original)
Muriel Starr
Mrs. Clivedon-Banks
(Replacement)
Thomas Chalmers
Rev. Frank Thomson
(Original)
Helen Chandler
Ann
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Scrubby
(Original)
Bramwell Fletcher
Mr. Prior
(Original)
Louis Hector
Mr. Lingley
(Original)
Alexander Kirkland
Henry
(Original)
Vincent Price
Rev. William Duke
(Original)
Eloise Sheldon
Ann
(Replacement)
John Cromwell
Henry
(Replacement)
Kent Smith
Rev. William Duke
(Replacement)
Harold Vermilyea
Scrubby
(Replacement)
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Florence Reed
Mrs. Clivedon-Banks
(Original)
Laurette Taylor
Mrs. Midget
(Original)
Thomas Chalmers
Rev. Frank Thomson
(Original)
Helen Chandler
Ann
(Original)
Morgan Farley
Scrubby
(Original)
Bramwell Fletcher
Mr. Prior
(Original)
Louis Hector
Mr. Lingley
(Original)
Alexander Kirkland
Henry
(Original)
Vincent Price
Rev. William Duke
(Original)
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Sutton Vane
Writer
Otto Preminger
Director
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Briscoe & Goldsmith
Casting
May Marshall
Stage Manager
M. Healy
Company Manager
Thomas Barrows
Press Representative
The Playhouse Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
22
1938
Closing Date
Jul
22
1939
Performances
255
as of Jan 08, 2026
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