The Old Man (Wallace play)

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The Old Man is a 1931 mystery play by British writer Edgar Wallace. It premiered on May 15, 1931, at Wyndham's Theatre in London and ran for ninety performances. The story is set entirely in the Coat of Arms tavern in England, where a mysterious old man lurks in the background, rumored to be an escapee from a lunatic asylum. The original cast included Alfred Drayton, Jack Melford, Harold Warrender, and Finlay Currie. In the same year, the play was turned into a film called The Old Man, directed by Manning Haynes. Wallace was closely connected with the British Lion film company, which produced the movie.