Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

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Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

1960

1h 43m

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Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted and perplexed by the promise and let-down writing holds for them.

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17 members

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Eddie Hodges

Johnny

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Tamara Daykarhanova

The Grandmother

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Nathaniel Frey

Mr. Kosak

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Kevin Coughlin

Henry

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Myron McCormick

Mr. MacGregor

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Walter Matthau

Ben Alexander / Philip Judah

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Eric Tavares

Philip Carmichael

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Dianne Ramey

Esther

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Terry Carter

Rufe Apley

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Griff Evans

Mr. Wiley

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Joe Boland

Mr. Cunningham

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Louis Negin

The Husband

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Beatrice Ruth

The Wife

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Allan Lindstrom

Mr. Wallace

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Orson Bean

Jimmy London

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Larry Hagman

Joe Smith

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Nina Wilcox

Frances Gate

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