''Gods of the Lightning'' was a 1928

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three-act drama written by

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Background Anderson was born on December 15, 1888, in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to ...

and Harold Hickerson, produced by Hamilton MacFadden and Kellogg Gary and staged by MacFadden. It ran for 29 performances from October 24, 1928 to November 1928 at the Little Theatre. The Sacco-Vanzetti case was the play's inspiration,

Charles Bickford Charles Ambrose Bickford (January 1, 1891 – November 9, 1967) was an American actor known for supporting roles. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), '' The F ...

in the Sacco character role. Anderson later wrote an updated Sacco-Vanzetti play named Winterset.

Cast

Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum; August 28, 1897 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television, and film character actor. Early life Born in Danville in Vermilion County in eastern Illinois, Ankrum originally began a career in ...

as Spiker * Jules Artfield as Heine *

as Macready *

Barton MacLane Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902 – January 1, 1969) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, including his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC ...

as Ward * Sylvia Sidney as Rosalie * Horace Braham as Capraro * Maynard Burgess as Lubin *

Eva Condon Eva Condon (1880-1956) was an actress of the Broadway stage and vaudeville, from the early to mid 20th century. Stage career She resolved to pursue acting at the age of 16. Condon graduated from Hunter College before becoming an understudy in ...

as Mrs. Lubin * Robert Brister as Salter * Leo Bulgakov as Suvorin * Del Cleveland as District Attorney asst. * Samuel Coit as Sowerby * Edward Cutler as clerk of court * Willard Dashiell as Haslet * Jules Ferrar as Bauer * Benjamin Fesseden as policeman * Moss Fleisig as

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Slim * John R. Hamilton as Gluckstein * Thomas Kelly as Andy * Arthur Pederson as Pete * Molly Ricardel as Salvation Lassie * Lloyd Sabine as police sgt. * Sam Silverbush as Ike * Ian Wolfe as Milkin * Douglas Wood as Judge Vail * Harry Bliven as Bartlett * Henry Engel as Sheriff Henry

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Los Angeles Times
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gods of the Lightning (play) 1928 plays Broadway plays Plays by Maxwell Anderson Plays set in the United States Works about Sacco and Vanzetti