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The Sport of Kings (play)

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1924 play

The Sport of Kings
Written byIan Hay
Date premiered8 September 1924
Place premieredSavoy Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

The Sport of Kings is a 1924 comedy play by the British writer Ian Hay. It ran for 319 performance at the Savoy Theatre in the West End between 8 September 1924 and 13 June 1925.

Adaptation

In 1931 it was adapted into a film The Sport of Kings by Gainsborough Pictures. It was directed by Victor Saville and starred Leslie Henson and Gordon Harker.

References

  1. Wearing p.315
  2. Goble p.212

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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