One Eye Closed (1954) - repro

Justin Sturm’s short-lived 1954 Broadway comedic farce 'One Eye Closed' completed a brief run of 3 performances at the historic Bijou Theatre, remaining an essential Holy Grail curiosity for serious scholars tracking mid-century dramatic anomalies. The breathless farcical plot centers on a conventional Ivy League university graduate whose stable suburban home and marriage prospects enter an immediate farcical crisis when an unprincipled circle of horse-playing escapees from a local jail caravan hijack his estate to execute an intricate horse-betting swindle. Directed by Albert Marre, the original production starred Tom Helmore.