Gentlemen of the Press is a three-act play written by Ward Morehouse. Producers Thomas E. Jackson and H. S. Kraft opened it on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre on August 27, 1928. George Abbott directed the production, which ran for 128 performances.
The play is a comedy about Wick Snell, a journalist who decides to take a job as a publicist for a real estate firm. After a dispute with his new boss, Snell goes back to journalism.
Morehouse was a journalist who had worked for several different newspapers. The main character in Gentlemen of the Press was inspired by one of his co-workers who frequently complained about the difficulties of working in journalism.
Cast and characters The characters and opening night cast from the Broadway production are given below:
+ Opening night cast Character Broadway castWick Snell John CromwellCharlie Haven Hugh O'ConnellMyra MayHelen FlintBraddock Granville BatesTed Hanley Paul ClareSweezer Elmer CornellRiggs Harry CronkBellflower Russel CrouseOllie Wilkins J. Hammond DaileyHaley Harold GrauWestern Union Messenger Louis HalprinNight Porter A. O. HuhnSecond Waiter George HumbertPansy True Carlotta IrwinDorothy Snell Betty LancasterCutler Lawrence LeslieAlonzo Harry LevianFirst Waiter Thomas A. LinkerMcBee Millard MitchellBritt Allan NaglePop Blalock John PaschallKelly William PawleyAbner Pennyfather Duncan PenwardenMcManahan Francis PierlotCopy BoyBilly QuinnVickery George Spelvin, Jr.KennerJ. H. StoddartFitzgerald Cornelius VezinBranch Philip Wood
Adaptations Paramount Pictures adapted the play as a film of the same name in 1929, directed by Millard Webb. Walter Huston starred as Snell.
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