The First and the Last is a 1919 play by the British writer John Galsworthy. It was based on a short story published in 1917. It was staged successfully in the early 1920s by Basil Dean featuring the actors Owen Nares and Meggie Albanesi.[1] In 1937, it was adapted by Dean for the film 21 Days, which was not released until 1940, starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.[2]
Burt Lancaster and Harold Hecht also procured the filming rights in 1948, hoping to produce the movie through their film production company Norma Productions.[3] The film was to star Marlon Brando and Meg Mundy before it fell through.[4]
In 1933 a radio adaptation in Czech První a poslední directed by Josef Bezdíček) was broadcast on Czech radio.[5]
References edit
- ^ Cody & Sprinchorn p.30
- ^ Sweet p.142-143
- ^ The Cumberland News, June 3rd 1948, p28
- ^ "Hollywood", Milwaukee Sentinel, July 6th 1948, p10
- ^ "Panáček v říši mluveného slova". 2005.
Bibliography edit
- Cody, Gabrielle H. & Sprinchorn, Evert. The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 1. Columbia University Press, 2007.
- Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.
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