(1958) Stage Play: Blue Denim. Drama. Written by
James Leo Herlihy and
William Noble. Directed by
Joshua Logan. Playhouse Theatre: 27 Feb 1958- 19 Jul 1958 (166 performances). Cast:
Warren Berlinger (as "Ernie Lacey"), Burt Brinckerhoff (as "Arthur Bartley"),
Carol Lynley (as "Janet Willard"),
Chester Morris (as "Major Bartley"), Pat Stanley,
June Walker (as "Jessie Bartley"). Understudies:
Virgilia Chew (as "Jessie Bartley"),
Freda Holloway (as "Janet Willard/Lillian Bartley") [Broadway debut], John Holm (as "Major Bartley"), Edward Royce (as "Arthur Bartley/Ernie Lacey"). Produced by Barbara Wolferman and James Hammerstein. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as
Blue Denim (1959).