Strictly Dishonorable | |
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Written by | Preston Sturges |
Characters | Count Di Ruvo Isabelle Parry Judge Dempsey Henry Greene Patrolman Mulligan Tomaso Antiovi Giovanni Mario |
Date premiered | September 18, 1929 |
Place premiered | Avon Theatre (Broadway) New York City, New York |
Original language | English |
Genre | romantic comedy |
Setting | The NY speakeasy of Tomaso Antiovi and an apartment above it |
Strictly Dishonorable is a romantic comedy play written by Preston Sturges and first produced on Broadway in 1929.[1] It was adapted for the screen twice, first in 1931, then again in 1951. The play was Sturges' second Broadway production, and the first of his plays to be made into a film.[2] The Attic Theater Company revived the show at The Flea Theater in the summer of 2014.