The Monkey’s Paw

Summary

1948 BBC live studio production of The Monkey’s Paw, Louis N. Parker’s one-act thriller based on the short story by W. W. Jacobs.

Theatre play

The Monkey’s Paw by Louis N. Parker [more information]

Play synopsis

Thriller. Set in the living room of an old-fashioned cottage in a London suburb, this is a theatrical adaptation of W. W. Jacobs’ short story, first published in 1902, in which a talisman grants three wishes - but with dreadful consequences.

Production history

First staged as a one-act play at London’s Haymarket Theatre on 6 October 1903. Published in London in 1910 by Samuel French Ltd. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey’s_Paw#cite_note-1; accessed 5 January 2014.)

Date of transmission

Wednesday 18 February 1948

Time

9.15-9.45pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Barrie Edgar

Playwright

Louis N. Parker

Original Story by

W. W. Jacobs

Cast

Finlay Currie	Sergeant-Major Morris
Jack Livesey	Mr White
Ronan O’Casey	Herbert White
George Stanford	Mr Sampson
Beatrice Varley	Mrs White

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

adaptation of short story; British Empire and colonies; Edwardian drama; thriller

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 13 February 1948 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 27; article, p. 24