The Last Mile (play)
For the 1993 TV play, see The Last Mile (TV play).
| The Last Mile | |
|---|---|
 First edition 1930 | |
| Written by | John Wexley |
| Date premiered | February 13, 1930 |
| Place premiered |
Sam H. Harris Theatre New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Keystone State Penitentiary death-house in Keystone, Oklahoma in late May and June |
The Last Mile is a Broadway play by John Wexley that ran for 289 performances from February 13, 1930 to October 1930 at the Sam H. Harris Theatre. It was produced by Herman Shumlin and staged by Chester Erskine. It is set in the death row wing of a prison. The lead role of John "Killer" Mears was first played by Spencer Tracy, and it was the role that bought him to the attention of Hollywood. It was later played for a time by Clark Gable. The play was adapted into a 1932 film starring Preston Foster and into a 1959 film starring Mickey Rooney.
Cast
- Howard Phillips as Fred Mayor[1]
- James Bell as Richard Walters[1]
- Hale Norcross as "Red" Kirby[1]
- Ernest Whitman as Vincent Jackson[1]
- George Leach as Eddie Werner[1]
- Don Costello as Drake[1]
- Spencer Tracy as John Mears[1]
- Herbert Heywood as O'Flaherty[1]
- Orville Harris as Peddie[1]
- Ralph Theodore as Principal Keeper Callahan[1]
- Richard Abbott as Harris[1]
- Joseph Calleia as Tom D'Amoro[1]
- Henry O'Neill as Father O'Connors[1]
- Clarence Chase as Evangelist[1]
- Bruce MacFarlane as Frost[1]
- Albert West as Brooks[1]
Howard Phillips and Spencer Tracy in The Last Mile
Ernest Whitman in The Last Mile
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