I PUT MY RIGHT FOOT IN

by Harry J. Essex ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 19, 1954

The savage to sour saga of play production is told by Danny Wolfe, co-author with Oscar Robbins, of the opus in question and the victim of his own ambition and selfish drive. From the literary agent, to Lou Morris who buys the option, on to the shoe - string backers, Kinglin and Roland, who bear down on the untried writers, and then to the director and cast, Danny fights -- and not always pretty -- his way and learns about show business. His conscience, made up of his old parents in Coney Island, and his straight thinking wife Elsie, can be quieted, for when rewrite, play doctors, and the slow murder of old Morris look too tough, it is always the Broadway opening that must be considered; when he loses his touchstone of humanity, there is always someone to blame. Only, with all the lousing up, the Baltimore opening and the last version on the stage. Broadway thumbs down with the verdict it is the authors who must be blamed for a bad play. A knowledge of the sharp edges of the bright lights, the sellout of integrity, and all the characters that inhabit a cutthroat world give this an authenticity which should attract a Variety and main stem audience.

Pub Date: May 19, 1954

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1954

Categories: FICTION