Other works

No More Frontier (1931). Drama.

A Thousand Summers (1932). Romance.

The Sophisticrats (1933). Comedy/farce.

(1934) Stage: Directed / produced "But Not For Love" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Geraldine Emerson. Empire Theatre: 26 Nov 1934-Dec 1934 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Hortense Alden (as "Lois Dodd"), Helen Brooks (as "Patricia Dodd"), Walter Greaza (as "Jeff Dodd"), Ray Harper (as "Will Dodd"), Ben Lackland (as "Sam Parker"), Effie Shannon (as "Mrs. Dodd").

(1935) Stage: Directed (w/Jacqueline Dalya) "Sailor, Beware!" on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Written by Kenyon Nicholson and Charles Robinson. Lafayette Theatre: 3 May 1935-May 1935 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Produced by Harlem Players.

(1941) Stage: Directed "Angel Street" on Broadway. Thriller. Written by Patrick Hamilton.

(1943) Stage: Directed "The Patriots" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Sidney Kingsley. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff and Toni Ward. Lighting Design by Moe Hack. National Theatre: 29 Jan 1943-26 Jun 1943 (173 performances). Cast: Roland Alexander (as "Mr. Fenno"), Leslie Bingham (as "Mrs. Conrad"), Francis Compton (as "Col. Humphrey"), Thomas Dillon (as "Jacob"), Madge Evans (as "Patsy"), Doe Doe Green (as "James Monroe"), Cecil Humphreys (as "George Washington"), House Jameson (as "Alexander Hamilton"), Raymond Edward Johnson (as "Thomas Jefferson"), Peg La Centra (as "Mrs. Hamilton"), Judson Laire (as "James Monroe"), Robert Lance (as "Butler"), Hope Lange (as "Anne Randolph"; Broadway debut), Jack Lloyd (as "George Washington Lafayette"), Ross Matthew (as "Doctor"), George Mitchell (as "Ned"), Henry Mowbray (as "Henry Knox"), Billy Nevard (as "Thomas Jefferson Randolph"), Frances Reid (as "Martha"), Byron Russell (as "Captain"), John Souther (as "James Madison"), Victor Southwick (as "Sergeant"), John Stephen (as "Frontiersman"), Philip White (as "Mat"). Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson, S.N. Behrman, Elmer Rice, Robert E. Sherwood, Sidney Howard) and Rowland Stebbins.

(1943) Stage: Directed "The Patriots" on Broadway. Drama (Return engagement}. Written by Sidney Kingsley. Scenic Design by Howard Bay. Costume Design by Rose Bogdanoff and Toni Ward. Lighting Design by Moe Hack. City Center: 20 Dec 1943- 25 Dec 1943 (8 performances).

(1945) Stage: Directed "The Stranger" on Broadway. Written by Leslie Reade. Playhouse Theatre: 12 Feb 1945-24 Feb 1945 (16 performances). Cast: Wendy Atkin (as "Maggie MacAndrews"), Stanley Bell (as "Police Constable Hood"), Eduard Franz (as "David Mendelsohn"), Alfred Hesse (as "Jean Prunier"), Eva Leonard Boyne (as "Mrs. Gregory"), Eugene Sigaloff (as "Napoleon Mickalieff"), Kim Spalding (as "Bill Humphreys"), Morton Stevens (as "A Gentleman"), Stella Todd (as "Liz"), Perry Wilson (as "Christina Thomson"). Produced by Shepard Traube.

(1950) Stage: Directed / produced "The Gioconda Smile" on Broadway. Written by Aldous Huxley. Scenic Design by Feder. Lyceum Theatre (moved to The Fulton Theatre from 6 Nov 1950-close): 7 Oct 1950-11 Nov 1950 (41 performances). Cast: Charles Francis (as "Gen. Spence"), Charles Gerrard (as "Warder"), Emily Lawrence (as "Maid"), Basil Rathbone (as "Henry Hutton"), George Relph (as "Dr. Libbard"), Marian Russell (as "Doris Mead"), Mercia Swinburne (as "Nurse Braddock"), Valerie Taylor (as "Janet Spence"), Margaretta Warwick (as "Clara").

(1951) Stage: Directed / produced "The Green Bay Tree" on Broadway. Drama (revival). Written by Mordaunt Shairp. John Golden Theatre: 1 Feb 1951-17 Feb 1951 (20 performances). Cast: Anne Crawford (as "Leonora Yale"), Denholm Elliott (as "Julian"), Joseph Schildkraut (as "Mr. Dulcimer"), Francis Compton (as "Trump"), Mercer McLeod (as "Mr. Owen").

Time Out for Ginger (1952). Comedy.

(1954) Stage: Directed / produced "The Girl in Pink Tights" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields. Musical Director: Sylvan Levin. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Ballet music arranged by Trude Rittman. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Mark Hellinger Theatre: 5 mar 1954-12 Jun 1954 (115 performances). Cast: Charles Goldner (as "Maestro Gallo"), Jeanmaire (as "Lisette Gervais"), David Atkinson (as "Clyde Hallam"), Alexandre Kalioujny (as "Volodya Kuzentsov"), Brenda Lewis (as "Lotta Leslie"), Robert Smith (as "Van Beuren"), David Aiken (as "Eddington" / "Singer"), Harry Asmus (as "Dancer"), Herbert Banke (as "Singer"), Meredith Baylis (as "Dancer"; final Broadway role), Joan Bowman (as "Dancer"), Robert Driscoll (as "Singer"), Lydia Fredericks (as "Nellie" / "Singer"), Katia Geleznova (as "Simone" / "Dancer"), Mickey Gunnersen (as "Paulette" / "Dancer"), Mary Haywood (as "Dancer"), Gregory Hines (as "Shoe Shine Boy"; Broadway debut), Maurice Hines (as "Newspaper Boy"; Broadway debut), Jane House (as "Singer"), Deedy Irwin (as "Singer"), Kalem Kermoyan (as "Mike" / "Singer"), Rhoda Kerns (as "Dancer"), Peggy Kinard (as "Singer"), Nancy King (as "Odette" / "Dancer"), Louis Kosman (as "Dancer"), Dania Krupska (as "Hattie Hopkins"), Lynne Marcus (as "Lucette" / "Dancer"), Julie Marlowe (as "Dancer"), Ray Mason (as "Hollister" / "Singer"), Ellen Matthews (as "Dancer"), Marni Nixon (as "Singer"; Broadway debut), Paul Olson (as "Dancer"), Stas Pajenski (as "Singer"), Lila Popper (as "Gisele" / "Dancer"), Michelle Reiner (as "Singer"), Douglas Rideout (as "Gypsy Violinist" / "Singer"), Tom Rieder (as "British Tar" / "Singer"), Eva Rubinstein (as "Mimi" / "Dancer"), James Schlader (as "Singer"), Dorothy Scott (as "Dancer"), Joshua Shelley (as "Boris"), Beverly Simms (as "Dancer"), Joanne Spiller (as "Singer"), John Stamford (as "Policeman" / "Bruce" / "Singer"), Edward Stinnett (as "Dancer"), John Taliaferro (as "British Tar" / "Fire Chief" / "Sommelier" / "Singer"), Ted Thurston (as "Fire Chief" / "Emile" / "Singer"), Beryl Towbin (as "Blanchette" / "Dancer"), Diana Turner (as "Dancer"), William Weslow (as "Dancer"), Beverly Weston (as "Singer"), Jenny Workman (as "Jenny" / "Dancer"). Understudies: Herb Banke (as "Bruce" / "Policeman"), Perry Bruskin (as "Boris"), Robert Driscoll (as "Gypsy Violinist"), Rhoda Kerns (as "Blanchette"), Dania Krupska (as "Lisette Gervais"), Ray Mason (as "Clyde Hallam"), Marni Nixon (as "Hattie Hopkins"), Michelle Reiner (as "Lotta Leslie"), Douglas Rideout (as "Eddington"), Tom Rieder (as "Mike" / "Van Beuren"), James Schlader (as "Hollister"), John Stamford (as "Emile" / "Fire Chief"), Ted Thurston (as "Maestro Gallo"), William Weslow (as "Volodya Kuzentsov"). Replacement actors: Therese Mari (as "Singer"), Bartlett Robinson (as "Van Beuren"). Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell.

(1955) Stage Play: The Grand Prize. Comedy.

(1956) Stage: Produced (w/John J/ De; Bondio' / directed "Goodbye Again" on Broadway. Comedy (revival). Written by Allan Scott and George Haight. Scenic Design by Samuel Leve. Stage Managers: Carl Judd and Anthony Eisley (credited as Fred Eisley). Helen Hayes Theatre: 24 Apr 1956-28 Apr 1956 (7 performances). Cast: Patricia Barry (as "Elizabeth Clochessy"; final Broadway role), Donald Cook (as "Kenneth Bixby"), Denise Dorin (as "Maid"), Anthony Eisley (as "Bellman"), Sally Gracie (as "Julia Wilson"), Danny Lee (as "Theodore"), Burton Mallory (as "Mr. Clayton"), Tom Poston (as "Arthur Westlake"; Polly Rowles (as "Anne Rogers"), Hiram Sherman (as "Harvey Wilson"), Jim Stevenson (as "Waiter"). Understudies: Ludi Claire (credited as Ludie Claire; as "Anne Rogers" / "Elizabeth Clochessy" / "Julia Wilson"), Anthony Eisley (as "Arthur Westlake"), Carl Low (as "Harvey Wilson" / "Kenneth Bixby" / "Mr. Clayton"), Philip R. McHugh (as "Theodore") and Jim Stevenson (as "Bellman").

(1957) Stage: Directed "Holiday for Lovers" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by Ronald Alexander. Longacre Theatre: 14 Feb 1957-11 May 1957 (100 performances). Cast: Don Ameche (as "Robert Dean"), Thomas A. Carlin (as "Paul Gattalin"), Audrey Christie (as "Connie McDougal"), Sandra Church, Denise Dorin, Ann Flood, Carmen Mathews, George Mathews, Rene Paul. NOTE: Filmed as Holiday for Lovers (1959).

(1955) Stage: Directed / produced "Monique" on Broadway. Written by Dorothy Blankfort and Michael Blankfort. Based on a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. John Golden Theatre: 22 Oct 1957-14 Dec 1957 (63 performances). Cast: Julie Bovasso (as "Henriette"), Denholm Elliott (as "Fernand Ravinel"), Neil Fitzgerald (as "Gouttez"), Maureen Hurley (as "Lucienne Ravinel"), Patricia Jessel (as "Dr. Monique Rigaud"), William Myers (as "Messenger"), Deirdre Owen (as "Lisette"), Guy Sorel (as "Andre"), Percy Waram (as "Desire Merlin"; final Broadway role). Understudies: Julie Bovasso (as "Dr. Monique Rigaud/Lucienne Ravinel"), Marcia Morris (as "Henriette" / "Lisette"), William Myers (as "Andre" / "Gouttez"). Produced in association with Stephen W. Sharmat.

Children of the Wind (1973).

(1975) Stage: Directed / produced "Angel Street" on Broadway (final Broadway credit). Thriller (revival). Written by Patrick Hamilton. Lyceum Theatre: 26 Dec 1975-8 Feb 1976 (52 performances + 4 previews that began on 24 Dec 1975). Cast: Michael Allinson (as "Mr. Manningham"), Dina Merrill (as "Mrs. Manningham"), Christine Andreas (as "Nancy"), Bette Henritze (as "Elizabeth"), Robert E. Thompson (as "Rough"). Understudies: Alfred Karl (as "Mr. Manningham"), Eleanor Tauber (as "Elizabeth/Mrs. Manningham" / "Nancy").

Novel: "Goose Step" (filmed as Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939)).

(January 31, 1944) He directed Sidney Kingsley's play, "The Patriots," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Walter Hampden, Cecil Humphreys, Julie Haydon, Guy Sorel, Matthew Ayres, Marie Dow, Ken Renard, Ross Matthew, Peter Emery, John Stephen, William C. Tubbs, Paul Ransom, Philip White, John P. Boyd, Sonya Stokowski, Joe Byron Totten, Paul Mosnar, Freeman Hammond, Leslie Bingham, and Theodore Leavitt in the cast. Howard Bay was set designer. Rose Bogdanoff and Toni Ward were costume designers. The Playwrights' Company and Rowland Stebbins were producers.