The Dark Tower is a mystery drama by George S. Kaufman and Alexander Woollcott, first produced in 1933.[1] The play was later adapted for the Warner Bros. film The Man with Two Faces (1934) starring Mary Astor, Louis Calhern, and Edward G. Robinson.[2]

In January 1938, the future President of the United States Richard Nixon 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.[3]

A half-hour radio adaptation, starring Orson Welles, was broadcast on Suspense! radio program on May 4, 1944. A recording can be found on the Internet Archive.

References

  1. ↑ Alexander Woollcott on Answers.com
  2. ↑ IMDB database
  3. ↑ Nixon, Richard (1978). RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-448-14374-3.

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

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