The Shining Hour (play)

The Shining Hour is a 1934 Broadway three-act drama written by Keith Winter, produced by Max Gordon and staged by Raymond Massey with scenic design created by Aubrey Hammond. It ran for 121 performances from February 13, 1934 to May 1934 at the Booth Theatre. This was Gladys Cooper's Broadway debut. Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen were a married couple at this time.

The Shining Hour
Written by	Keith Winter
Date premiered	February 13, 1934
Place premiered	Booth Theatre New York City, New York
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	Elizabethan farmhouse living room in Yorkshire

The play was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1933-1934.

It was adapted into the 1938 film The Shining Hour directed by Frank Borzage and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Young, Margaret Sullavan and Melvyn Douglas.

Cast

• Adrianne Allen as Judy Linden
• Gladys Cooper as Mariella Linden
• Marjorie Fielding as Hannah Linden
• Raymond Massey as David Linden
• Cyril Raymond as Henry Linden
• Derek Williams as Mickey Linden

References

• The Shining Hour at the Internet Broadway Database

External links

• The Shining Hour at the Internet Broadway Database