Power Without Glory
Broadway programme
Written by	Michael Clayton Hutton
Date premiered	25 February 1947
Place premiered	New Lindsey Theatre, Notting Hill
Original language	English
Genre	Crime drama
Setting	London, present day

Power Without Glory is a 1947 crime play by the British writer Michael Clayton Hutton. It first appeared at the New Lindsey Theatre in Notting Hill before transferring to the Fortune Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 73 performances between 5 April and 7 June 1947. The West End cast included Dirk Bogarde, Kenneth More, Maureen Pryor, Beatrice Varley and Dandy Nichols.^[1] It was filmed by the BBC the same year with the original cast. His appearance in the play brought Bogarde to the attention of filmmakers. Both he and More would go on to become stars of the Rank Organisation.^[2] It was staged at the Booth Theatre on Broadway in early 1948 with a different cast, lasting for 31 performances.^[3]

In the East End Cliff, the younger son of a shopkeeper, murders his pregnant girlfriend. His family members attempt to shield him from the law for varying reasons.

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• Hinxman, Margaret & D'Arcy, Susan. The Films of Dirk Bogarde. Literary Services and Production, 1974.
• Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1940–1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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