''Men in White'' is a 1933 play written by American playwright

Sidney Kingsley Sidney Kingsley (22 October 1906 – 20 March 1995) was an American dramatist. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play '' Men in White'' in 1934. Life and career Kingsley was born Sidney Kirschner in New York. He studied at ...

. It was produced by the Group Theatre, Sidney Harmon and James Ramsey Ullman, directed by

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with scenic design created by Mordecai Gorelik. It ran for 351 performances from September 26, 1933 to July 28, 1934 at the

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. The play won the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was included in

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's ''The Best Plays of 1933–1934''.

Cast

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as Dr. Gordon * Alan Baxter as Dr. Crawford and as Mac *

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as Barbara Dennin *

Morris Carnovsky Morris Carnovsky (September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1992) was an American stage and film actor. He was one of the founders of the Group Theatre (1931-1940) in New York City and had a thriving acting career both on Broadway and in films un ...

as Dr. Levine * J. Edward Bromberg as Dr. Hochberg * Grover Burgess as Dr. McCabe *

William Challee William John Challee (April 6, 1904 – March 11, 1989) was an American actor. Biography Challee was born in Chicago and was a student at Lake View High School. Challee appeared on Broadway by 1926 and by 1931 in early Group Theatre produc ...

as Dr. Michaelson * Russell Collins as Dr. Cunningham * Herbert Ratner as Dr. Vitale *

Walter Coy Walter Darwin Coy (January 31, 1909 – December 11, 1974) was an American stage, radio, film, and, principally, television actor, arguably most well known as John Wayne's character's brother in ''The Searchers'' (1956). Early years Originally ...

as Dr. Bradley and as Peter * Robert Harper as Mr. Drummond * Alexander Kirkland as Dr. Ferguson * Bob Lewis as Dr. Otis and as Shorty * Sanford Meisner as Dr. Wren and as Mr. Smith * Ruth Nelson as Mrs. Smith * Margaret Barker as Laura Hudson * Mary Virginia Farmer as Mrs. D'Andrea * Gerrit Kraber as James Mooney * Lewis Leverett as Mr. Spencer *

Clifford Odets Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withdra ...

as Mr. Houghton * Art Smith as Mr. Hudson * Mab Maynard as Dorothy Smith *

Dorothy Patten Dorothy Patten (January 24, 1905 – April 11, 1975) was an American theatre producer and actress. Biography Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a wealthy family, Patten rejected the traditional role of a Southern socialite and hostess and s ...

as nurse Mary Ryan * Eunice Stoddard as nurse Jamison * Paula Miller as first nurse * Elena Karam as second nurse * Elia Kazan as orderly

Adaptations

The play was adapted for the 1934

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film '' Men in White'', starring

Clark Gable William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades ...

(Dr. Ferguson) and

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...

(Laura Hudson).

References

External links

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1953 ''Best Plays'' radio adaptation of play
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1947 ''Theatre Guild on the Air'' radio adaptation of play
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