The Sport of Kings (play) explained

The Sport of Kings
Date Of Premiere:	8 September 1924
Original Language:	English
Place:	Savoy Theatre, London
Genre:	Comedy

The Sport of Kings is a 1924 comedy play by the British writer Ian Hay. It ran for 319 performance at the Savoy Theatre in the West End between 8 September 1924 and 13 June 1925.^[1]

Adaptation

In 1931 it was adapted into a film The Sport of Kings by Gainsborough Pictures. It was directed by Victor Saville and starred Leslie Henson and Gordon Harker.^[2]

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Wearing p.315
2. Goble p.212