The Old Man | |
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Written by | Edgar Wallace |
Date premiered | 15 May 1931 |
Place premiered | Wyndham's Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Crime |
Setting | Coat of Arms tavern, England |
The Old Man is a 1931 mystery play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Its original production was staged at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End for a ninety performance run. [1] It is set entirely in the "Coat of Arms" tavern where a mysterious old man lurks in the background, reputedly an escapee from a lunatic asylum. [2] The original cast included Alfred Drayton, Jack Melford, Harold Warrender and Finlay Currie. [3]
The same year the play was adapted into the film The Old Man directed by Manning Haynes. [4] Wallace was closely associated with British Lion, which produced [5] the film.