''Kiss and Tell'' is a 1943

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play by F. Hugh Herbert. ''Kiss and Tell'' starred Joan Caulfield as Corliss Archer and Judith Parrish as her friend Mildred Pringle. The play's great success led to offers from Hollywood for Caulfield, who left the production almost one year to the day from when it opened, and was replaced in her role by her sister Betty Caulfield.

Production

''Kiss and Tell'' premiered at the

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in Boston on March 1, 1943 for

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performances before its

run. It opened in

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on March 17, 1943 at the Biltmore Theatre. It remained there until the end of 1944, before transferring to the Bijou Theatre in 1945. It ran for a total of 956 performances before closing on June 23, 1945. The original production was produced by

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and written by F. Hugh Herbert. The cast included Joan Caulfield as Corliss Archer,

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as Janet Archer,

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as Louise, Walter Davis as Uncle George,

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as Private Earhart, Lulu Mae Hubbard as Dorothy Pringle, Robert Keith as Harry Archer, James Lane as Mr. Willard, Tommy Lewis as Raymond Pringle, Robert Lynn as Robert Pringle, Judith Parrish as Mildred Pringle, Calvin Thomas as Bill Franklin, Paula Trueman as Mary Franklin, Robert White as Dexter Franklin, and

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as Lieut. Lenny Archer.

Plot

Two teenage girls become interested in boys, and the girls' parents are making more problems rather than solving them.

Film

A film version written by Herbert and based on his play was released by

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on October 4, 1945 with

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in the role of Corliss Archer. The film was directed by Richard Wallace and produced by Sol C. Siegel. Temple would reprise the role in the film's sequel '' A Kiss for Corliss'' in 1949.

References

External links

* * {{ibdb title, 1278, Kiss and Tell 1943 plays Broadway plays Plays by F. Hugh Herbert