''Suspect'' is a 1937
mystery thriller play by the British authors
Edward Percy and
Reginald Denham, written under the
pen name
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Rex Judd. It ran at the
St Martin's Theatre in
London
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's
West End for 84 performances between 16 February and 1 May 1937. The West End cast included
Peter Murray-Hill,
Campbell Gullan,
David Horne,
Mary Morris,
Jean Cadell and
Doris Lytton. It is a
murder mystery set at a
country house
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in
Cornwall. It first appeared on
Broadway at the
Playhouse Theatre in 1940.
It was adapted several times for television. In 1939 it was adapted by the
BBC for a television film of the same title and featuring a number of the original cast. Further BBC television films followed in 1946 and 1958. In addition a 1952 episode of the American show ''
Broadway Television Theatre'' was based on the play.
[Maxford p.628]
References
Bibliography
* Maxford, Howard. ''Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company''. McFarland, 2018.
* Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1930–1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
1937 plays
West End plays
British plays
Plays by Edward Percy Smith
Plays by Reginald Denham
Plays set in Cornwall
Plays adapted into television shows
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