''Sorry You've Been Troubled'' is a
mystery play
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by the British-American writer
Walter C. Hackett.
It premiered at
His Majesty's Theatre in London's
West End where it ran for 157 performances between 24 September 1929 and 1 February 1930. The original cast included
Harold Huth
Harold Huth (20 January 1892 – 26 October 1967) was a British actor, film director and producer.
Biography Early life
He was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, in 1892. He was a nephew of Eva Moore and a cousin of the actor Roland Pertwee.
Fo ...
,
Hugh Wakefield
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Hugh Claude Wakefield was born in Wanstead, Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career, whic ...
,
Anthony Holles,
George Woodbridge George Woodbridge may refer to:
* George Woodbridge (actor) (1907-1973), English actor
* George Woodbridge (illustrator)
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,
Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard, CBE (born Dorothy Isobel Cox; 16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Lewisham, South London, Wynyard began her career on the stage. After performing in Liverpool and Lond ...
,
Joan Marion
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,
Marion Lorne
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and
Kathleen Kelly.
Film adaptations
It has twice been adapted into films: a 1932 British film ''
Life Goes On'' by
Paramount British Pictures
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, directed by
Jack Raymond
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and starring
Elsie Randolph
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She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals. She also app ...
,
Betty Stockfeld
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Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Eli ...
and
Warwick Ward
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and a 1935 American film ''
One New York Night
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'' by
MGM
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, directed by
Jack Conway and starring
Franchot Tone
Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, producer, and director of stage, film and television. He was a leading man in the 1930s and early 1940s, and at the height of his career was known ...
,
Una Merkel
Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress.
Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film ...
,
Conrad Nagel
John Conrad Nagel (March 16, 1897 – February 24, 1970) was an American film, stage, television and radio actor. He was considered a famous matinée idol and leading man of the 1920s and 1930s. He was given an Academy Honorary Award in 1940 and ...
.
[Goble p.201]
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
British plays adapted into films
West End plays
Plays by Walter C. Hackett
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