▁Ty ler ▁ ▁Rod ▁Taylor ▁as ▁Mike ▁Mitchell ▁ ▁Cl iff ▁Robert son ▁as ▁Adam ▁Ty ler ▁ ▁Robert ▁C ulp ▁as ▁Russ ▁Wilson ▁ ▁Jo ▁Mor row ▁as ▁Mon a ▁Harris ▁ ▁Jim ▁Back us ▁as ▁Chief ▁Pil ot ▁D ry sd ale ▁ ▁Peter ▁N ero ▁as ▁himself ▁ ▁Original ▁play ▁ ▁The ▁screen play ▁by ▁Norman ▁K ras na ▁was ▁adapted ▁from ▁his ▁play , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁produced ▁on ▁Broadway ▁by ▁David ▁M err ick ▁st arring ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Gar son ▁Kan in . ▁It ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 8 8 ▁performances . ▁ ▁Original ▁cast ▁ ▁Pat ▁Harr ington , ▁Sr . ▁as ▁Man <0x09> ▁ ▁Con rad ▁Jan is ▁as ▁Adam ▁Taylor <0x09> ▁ ▁S ond ra ▁Lee ▁as ▁Woman <0x09> ▁ ▁Ron ▁Nicholas ▁as ▁Russell ▁Wilson <0x09> ▁ ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁as ▁Mike ▁Mitchell <0x09> ▁ ▁Pat ▁Stanley ▁as ▁E ile en ▁Taylor ▁ ▁Background ▁Hed da ▁Ho pper ▁reported ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁that ▁K ras na ▁was ▁writing ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁home . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁option ed ▁by ▁David ▁M err ick ▁who ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁arranged ▁Gar son ▁Kan in ▁to ▁direct ▁. ▁( K an in ▁had ▁directed ▁K ras na ' s ▁movie ▁script ▁for ▁Bach elor ▁Mother ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ). ▁Kan in ▁called ▁it ▁K ras na ' s ▁" best ▁play , ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁feeling