Act One (1963)
110 min
This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.
- Release date
- December 26, 1963
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- George Hamilton as Moss Hart
- Jason Robards as George S. Kaufman
- George Segal as Lester Sweyd
- Jack Klugman as Joe Hyman
- Sam Levene as Richard Maxwell
- Ruth Ford as Beatrice Kaufman
- Eli Wallach as Warren Stone
- Joseph Leon as Max Seigel
- Martin Wolfson as Mr. Hart
- Sam Groom as David Starr
Crew
- Dore Schary · Director
- Moss Hart · Writer
- Dore Schary · Writer
- Dore Schary · Producer
- Skitch Henderson · Composer
- Arthur J. Ornitz · Cinematographer
- Mort Fallick · Editor
- Edward Carrere · Production designer