The Hasty Heart
The Hasty Heart is a comedy-drama in three acts written by American playwright and screenwriter John Patrick [1] (1905-1995).
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The original text
Produced at Thee Hudson Theatre, New York, January 3, 1945, by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Translations and adaptations
A 1949 Anglo-American film of the same name was directed by Vincent Sherman and starred Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd.
Performance history in South Africa
poster for The hasty heart by John Patrick, Produced by Sol Rodsell and the Scopus Players at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town on 30 November 1953 .
Produced by PEMADS in 1957, starring Noel Morgan.
Sources
Poster held by NELM (Labia production): [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 4. 23.
The Weekend Post, 30 January 2010.
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