The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: May 8, 1933

Little Ol' Boy (by Albert Bein; Henry Hammond Inc., producer). Considerable fanfare prefaced the appearance of Little Ol' Boy. No less than six reputable producers announced it for production in the past two years. The success of the playwright's The Heavenly Express, presented by a suburban repertory theatre last summer, added to the general bally- hoo. At one point James Cagney was said to have planned to retire temporarily from the films and take a part in Little Ol' Boy. For once, preliminary enthusiasm is justified. Little Ol' Boy has all the...

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