 The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 3  February 1930 and closed in May 1930 after 114 performances. The  opening night cast included Walter Walker (qv),  Robert Williams (V) (qv) and Pierre DEnnery (qv) all of whom  are also in the movie, and George MacQuarrie (I) (qv) and  playwright Donald Ogden Stewart (qv).