A character in the 1927 play The Trial of Mary Dugan written by Bayard Veiller. The play centered around Mary Dugan, a woman caught in the middle of a murder investigation.... is a play written by Bayard Veiller
Bayard Veiller
Bayard Veiller , was an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. He wrote for 32 films between 1915 in film and 1941 in film. He was married to the actress Margaret Wycherly.... .
The theatrical genre of Melodrama utilizes theme-music to manipulate the spectator's emotional response and to denote character types. The term combines "melody" and "drama".... concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a showgirl
Showgirl
A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show."Showgirl" is often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc.... accused of killing of her millionaire lover. Her defense attorney is her brother, Jimmy Dugan. It was first presented on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City.... in 1927, with Ann Harding
Ann Harding
Ann Harding was an American theatre, film, radio, and television actress.... in the title role, and in London
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English language world.... in 1928 with Genevieve Tobin
Genevieve Tobin
Genevieve Tobin was an American actress.The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva.... . Two American films were based on the play, one in 1929 directed by Bayard Veiller and starring Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Edith Norma Shearer was an Academy Awards Canadian-American actor.... , and one in 1941 directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Z. McLeod
Norman Zenos McLeod was an United States film director, cartoonist and writer. He is widely considered one of the best directors of comedy films of all time, and to be a total badass.... and starring Laraine Day
Laraine Day
Laraine Day was an United States actor and an a former MGM contract star.... .
A novelization of the play, by William Wolff, was published in 1928.
