Louder, Please
Written byNorman Krasna
Date premiered12 November 1931
Place premieredNew York
Original languageEnglish
Subjectcomedy
SettingPublicity Offices of Criterion Pictures, Hollywood

Louder, Please is a play by Norman Krasna, the first of Krasna's plays to be produced on Broadway. It was heavily influenced by The Front Page. He wrote it while working as a press agent at Warner Bros..

The original production was directed by George Abbott and starred Lee Tracy.[1][2]

The New York Times said "the entertainment spurts out of the direction rather than the play.[3]

It was successful enough for Krasna to be hired as a writer for Columbia Pictures.[4] That studio bought the film rights by March 1932.[5]

Plot

Publicity men fake the disappearance of a film star.

References

  1. ^ BROUN PLANS TO GIVE NEW INTIMATE REVUE New York Times 25 Sep 1931: 34.
  2. ^ THE THEATRE: Hollywood Satire Wall Street Journal 19 Nov 1931: 4.
  3. ^ THE PLAY: Slandering the Movies Again. Pasquinade of Opera. By J. BROOKS ATKINSON. New York Times 13 Nov 1931: 26.
  4. ^ Patrick McGilligan, "Norman Krasna", Backstory: Interviews with Screenwriters of Hollywood's Golden Age, California Press p 217
  5. ^ Political Satires Newest Plan of Hollywood Film Producers Los Angeles Times 16 Mar 1932: A9.

External links

Works by Norman Krasna
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