I Killed the Count
| I Killed the Count | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Date premiered | 10 December 1937 |
| Place premiered | Whitehall Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | London |
I Killed the Count is a 1937 play by Alec Coppel. Its success launched Coppel's career.[1]
1937 London production
Cast
- Eric Maturin as Count Victor Mattoin
- Athole Stewart as Viscount Sorrington
- Alec Clunes as Detective Raines
- Anthony Hollesas Samuel Diamond
- Kathleen Harrison as Polly
- George Merritt as Divisional Inspector Davidson
- Meriel Forbes as Renee La Lune
- Barbara Francis as Louise Rogers
- Edward Petley as Johnson
- Hugh E. Wright as Mullet
- Anthony Bushell as Bernard K. Froy
- John Oxford as PC Clifton
- Frederick Cooper as Martin.
1942 Broadway production
The play was produced on Broadway in 1942.[2]
1939 novelisation
A novelisation of the play was published in 1939.[3]
1939 film adaptation
Radio adaptations
The play was adapted for Australian radio in 1941. Max Afford did the adaptation.[4][5]
It was also adapted for BBC radio in 1945.[6]
1948 BBC TV adaptation
A second adaptation I Killed the Count was made by the BBC in 1948.[7]
1956 ITV TV adaptation
The play was adapted by ITV in 1956.[8]
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents version
The play was also adapted as a three-parter on TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[9][10]
1959 Belgian TV version
The play was adapted for Belgian TV in 1959.[11]
References
- ^ Stephen Vagg, "Alec Coppel : Australian playwright and survivor", Australasian Drama Studies, 56, April 2010, 219-232
- ^ "I Killed the Count". IBDB. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Novel version at AustLit
- ^ 1941 radio adaptation at AustLit
- ^ "I KILLED THE COUNT". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9888. New South Wales, Australia. 21 February 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 1945 Radio adaptation at AustLit
- ^ 1948 TV Adaptation at AustLit
- ^ 1956 TV Version at AustLit
- ^ Hal Erickson. "I Killed the Count (1939) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ 1957 TV Version at AustLit
- ^ 1959 Belgian TV version at AustLit