''The Dark Tower'' is a mystery drama by

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and

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, first produced in 1933. The play was later adapted for the

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film '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) starring

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, and

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. In January 1938, future President of the United States

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was cast in the Whittier Community Players production of this play. He was cast opposite a high school teacher named Thelma "Pat" Ryan, whom he would later marry. A half-hour radio adaptation, starring Orson Welles, was broadcast on the Suspense! radio program on May 4, 1944. A recording can be found on the Internet Archive.

References

4. Radio Echoes https://www.radioechoes.com/?page=play_download&mode=play&dl_mp3folder=S&dl_file=suspense_1944-05-04_the_dark_tower.mp3&dl_series=Suspense&dl_title=The%20Dark%20Tower&dl_date=1944.05.04&dl_size=6.79%20MB 1933 plays Plays by George S. Kaufman American plays adapted into films {{1930s-play-stub