| I Killed the Count | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alec Coppel |
| Date premiered | 10 December 1937 |
| Place premiered | Whitehall Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | London |
I Killed the Count is a 1937 play by Alec Coppel. Its success launched Coppel's career.
1937 London production
Cast
- Eric Maturin as Count Victor Mattoni
- Athole Stewart as Viscount Sorrington
- Alec Clunes as Detective Raines
- Anthony Hollesas Samuel Diamond
- Kathleen Harrison as Polly
- George Merritt as Divisional Inspector Davidson
- Meriel Forbes as Renee La Lune
- Barbara Francis as Louise Rogers
- Edward Petley as Johnson
- Hugh E. Wright as Mullet
- Anthony Bushell as Bernard K. Froy
- John Oxford as PC Clifton
- Frederick Cooper as Martin.
1942 Broadway production
The play was produced on Broadway in 1942.
1939 novelisation
A novelisation of the play was published in 1939.
1939 film adaptation
Main article: I Killed the Count (film)Radio adaptations
The play was adapted for Australian radio in 1941. Max Afford did the adaptation.
It was also adapted for BBC radio in 1938, 1945, 1950 (with Jack Hulbert), and 1962.
1948 BBC TV adaptation
A second adaptation I Killed the Count was made by the BBC in 1948. It was directed by Ian Atkins.
- Freda Bamford as Polly
- Philip Leaver as Count Victor Mattoni
- Frederick Bradshaw as Detective Sergeant Raines
- Frank Foster as Detective Inspector Davidson
- Erik Chitty as Martin
- Diarmuid Kelly as P.C. Clifton
- Olga Edwardes as Louise Rogers
- Mildred Shay as Renee la Lune
- Val Norton as Samuel Diamond
- Howard Douglas as Johnson
- Arthur Goulett
- Guy Kingsley Poynter as Bernard K. Froy
- Bruce Belfrage as Viscount Sorrington
1956 ITV TV adaptation
The play was adapted by ITV in 1956. The cast included Terence Alexander and Honor Blackman.
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents version
See I Killed the Count (Alfred Hitchcock Presents)
1959 Belgian TV version
The play was adapted for Belgian TV in 1959.
References
- Stephen Vagg, "Alec Coppel : Australian playwright and survivor", Australasian Drama Studies, 56, April 2010, 219-232
- "I Killed the Count". IBDB. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Review of 1942 Broadway production at Variety
- Novel version at AustLit
- 1941 radio adaptation at AustLit
- "I KILLED THE COUNT". Barrier Daily Truth. Vol. XXXIII, no. 9888. New South Wales, Australia. 21 February 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1945 Radio adaptation at AustLit
- 1948 TV Adaptation at AustLit
- 1956 TV Version at AustLit
- 1959 Belgian TV version at AustLit
External links
- I Killed the Count adaptations at AustLit
- I Killed the Count at the British Film Institute
- I Killed the Count at IMDb
- I Killed the Count at AusStage
- Who is Guilty? review at Motion Picture Daily
- Who is Guilty? review at Film Daily
- Original play at AustLit