Murder At The Howard Johnson's
by Ron Clark, Sam Bobrick

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Highlights

90 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

Full Length, ComedyCharacters: 2 male, 1 fmale Interior Set All is fair in love?

Even murder?

That's the question posed by this light and funny suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn.

In the first episode, Mitchell, an obvious and commonplace dentist who sees himself as the dashing, heroic type and Arlene, a middle aged "Femme Fatale" of sorts, plan to murder her husband Paul, a blundering used car salesman.

In the second episode, having d

Press Reviews

"Enough laugh lines, mirth provoking situations and extravagant sight gags to outfit two rapid fire farces of the absurd."

— Variety

"A holiday of laughter... Beautifully polished, very funny very American comedy."

— WNBC TV

"Funny and intelligent and certainly pertinent to the people who flock to Broadway... Magnificently zany."

— Saturday Review

"Funny is funny."

— TIME Magazine

Characters

Character
ARLENE MILLER

An attractive woman in her mid-thirties

MITCHELL LOVELL (Arlene's lover)

A dentist and Arlene's lover, in his mid-thirties

PAUL MILLER (Arlene's husband)

Arlene's husband, in his late thirties

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1980
Binding Paperback
Pages 78
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573612022
ISBN-10 0573612021
LCCN 80512202
LCC PS3553.L289 M8
DCC 812/.54

Murder At The Howard Johnson's is a American comedy play written by Ron Clark and published by Samuel French in London (1980).

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