Written by John Wexley Genre Drama Playwright John Wexley Original language English language | Date premiered February 13, 1930 First performance 13 February 1930 Adaptations The Last Mile (1932) Place premiered New York City | |
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Setting Keystone State Penitentiary death-house in Keystone, Oklahoma in late May and June | ||
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The Last Mile is a Broadway play by John Wexley that ran for 289 performances from February 13, 1930 to October 1930 at the Sam H. Harris Theatre. It was produced by Herman Shumlin and staged by Chester Erskine. It is set in the death row wing of a prison. The lead role of John "Killer" Mears was first played by Spencer Tracy, and it was the role that bought him to the attention of Hollywood. It was later played for a time by Clark Gable. The play was adapted into a 1932 film starring Preston Foster and into a 1959 film starring Mickey Rooney.
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