''After All'' is a 1929 play by the British writer
John Van Druten
John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...
. After a
West End run at the
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. it transferred to
Broadway
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Theatre
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in 1931.
Film adaptation
In 1932 it was adapted into an American film ''
New Morals for Old
''New Morals for Old'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romance-drama film produced and distributed by MGM. It is based on the 1931 Broadway play '' After All'', in which Humphrey Bogart had a significant role. Bogart's stage role is portrayed by D ...
'' by
MGM
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starring
Robert Young and
Lewis Stone
Lewis Shepard Stone (November 15, 1879 – September 12, 1953) was an American film actor. He spent 29 years as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the studio's popular '' Andy ...
.
[Goble p. 472]
References
Bibliography
* 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.
1929 plays
Plays by John Van Druten
British plays adapted into films
West End plays
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