 The play opened in London, England on 2 February 1930 with  Madeleine Carroll (qv) in the role of Phyl. The play opened on  Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 3 November 1931, but had  only 20 performances. Margaret Perry (I) (qv) originated her movie  role as Phyl in the opening night cast of that production, which  also included Humphrey Bogart (qv) as Duff Wilson and  Walter Kingsford (qv) as Mr. Thomas.