The Noose (play)
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The Noose is a 1926 play in three acts written by Willard Mack.[1] It is a melodrama, with a large cast, fast pacing, and two settings. The story tells of a young man condemned for the murder of a fellow bootlegger, and his refusal to explain why he did it.
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Written by | Willard Mack |
Based on | Story by H. H. Van Loan |
Directed by | Willard Mack |
Date premiered | October 20, 1926 (1926-10-20) |
Place premiered | Hudson Theatre |
Original language | English |
Subject | Condemned man won't speak to save himself |
Genre | Melodrama |
Setting | Office of the state Governor; Box Stall Night Club |
Produced by Mrs. Henry B. Harris in arrangement with Martin Sempter, and staged by the author, it starred George Nash, Ann Shoemaker, Lester Lonergan, and Rex Cherryman.[2] It ran on Broadway from October 1926 through April 1927. It marked the dramatic debut of Barbara Stanwyck, who had been a dancer in a Broadway musical revue under her birthname of Ruby Stevens.[3] The play had no Broadway revivals, but was adapted for a 1928 silent film of the same name and a 1936 movie called I'd Give My Life.