I Killed the Count

I Killed the Count is a 1937 play by Alec Coppel. Its success launched Coppel's career.[1]

I Killed the Count
Written byAlec Coppel
Date premiered10 December 1937
Place premieredWhitehall Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
SettingLondon

1937 London production

Cast

1942 Broadway production

The play was produced on Broadway in 1942.[2]

1939 novelisation

A novelisation of the play was published in 1939.[3]

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.[4][5]

It was also adapted for BBC radio in 1945.[6]

1948 BBC TV adaptation

A second adaptation I Killed the Count was made by the BBC in 1948.[7]

1956 ITV TV adaptation

The play was adapted by ITV in 1956.[8]

1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents version

The play was also adapted as a three-parter on TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents.[9][10]

1959 Belgian TV version

The play was adapted for Belgian TV in 1959.[11]

References
  1. Stephen Vagg, "Alec Coppel : Australian playwright and survivor", Australasian Drama Studies, 56, April 2010, 219-232
  2. "I Killed the Count". IBDB. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. Novel version at AustLit
  4. 1941 radio adaptation at AustLit
  5. "I KILLED THE COUNT". Barrier Daily Truth. XXXIII (9888). New South Wales, Australia. 21 February 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 11 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1945 Radio adaptation at AustLit
  7. 1948 TV Adaptation at AustLit
  8. 1956 TV Version at AustLit
  9. Hal Erickson. "I Killed the Count (1939) - | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  10. 1957 TV Version at AustLit
  11. 1959 Belgian TV version at AustLit
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