Some Men Need Help
by John Ford Noonan
What readers are saying
Readers find the play engaging with its mix of drama and comedy. The emotional depth and the unique premise of a mobster helping an alcoholic neighbor are highlighted as strengths. However, some note that it feels a bit short for a full theatrical experience.
Synopsis
This off beat comedy about male friendship begins with Harley T. Singleton III face down on his suburban kitchen floor dead drunk.
His neighbor, an ex mafioso, is determined to save Harley from himself.
Press Reviews
"It is like a cross between Pinter and Shepard with a little pleasing sweetening."
— New York Daily News
"A contemporary, oddball version of the Good Samaritan parable.... [with] a compassionately upbeat theme."
— Christian Science Monitor
Publication
Some Men Need Help is a American comedy play written by John Ford Noonan and published by Samuel French in New York (1983).
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