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"Iron Men" clipping from The Stage
November 1, 1936
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Norman Bel Geddes Database

Job 353, Iron Men, 1936-1955

Summary: In the late 1930s, Bel Geddes staged a production of this “superrealist” play by Francis Gallagher. Iron Men opened at the Longacre Theater in New York on 19 October 1936. A play in six scenes, it featured Jack Carr, Harry Horner, Gloria Blondell, and William Morris. A 1955 prospect was to be staged by Harry Horner.

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Hunter Code: DR 19
Hunter Guide: page 54


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Box/Location Folder Description
theater box 53 c 1 Costume Renderings --- Costume chart.
flat file d 1-15 Drawings --- Details.
flat file f 1-10 Drawings --- Plans and elevations.
theater box 53 g 1-3 Production Record Book --- Scripts, revisions.
theater box 54 g 4-5 Production Record Book --- Scripts, revisions (cont.).
theater box 55 g 6 Production Record Book --- Cost estimates, specifications, rehearsal schedules, production photographs, program, reviews.
theater box 55 h 1 Photographs --- Production photos by Avery Slack.
theater box 55 h 2 Photographs --- Production photos by Lucas Pritchard Studios.
oversize box 20 h 3-4 Photographs --- Production photos.
theater box 55 h 5 Photographs --- Production photos by unidentified photographer.
theater box 55 h 6 Photographs --- Production photos by Frances Waite.
theater box 55 h 2 Photographs --- 1 Negative.
negative box 37 h 6a Photographs --- 1 Negative.
theater box 55 i 1-2 Publicity --- Clippings.
theater box 56 i 3-5 Publicity --- Clippings (cont.).
theater box 56 i 6 Publicity --- Correspondence.
theater box 56 i 7 Publicity --- Announcement of opening.
theater box 56 j 1-2 Correspondence 1936-1948, 1955.
theater box 56 l 1 Action charts.
theater box 56 m 1 Program.
theater box 56 o 1 Contract. Financial records. Cost estimates 1936.
theater box 56 p 1-3 Production Specifications --- Cast list, rehearsal schedules, seating charts and patron list.
flat file r 1-3 Drawings --- Properties.
theater box 56 s 1 Sound --- Sound plot, correspondence 1936.
Sound Recordings s 2 Sound --- One 16 inch record containing 13 sound effects.
Sound Recordings
R 1424 		s 3 Sound --- Tape recording of sound effects in s 2.
theater box 56 u 1-3 Drawings --- Lighting plans, preliminary skeches.
theater box 56 v 1 35mm Photographs [See h.6].
rolled storage w 1 Drawings --- Superceded plans.
theater box 56 y 1 Play reading records.

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