ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : F eder al ▁architecture ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Bert ie ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Bert ie ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Last ▁M ile ▁is ▁a ▁Broadway ▁play ▁by ▁John ▁W ex ley ▁that ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 8 9 ▁performances ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Sam ▁H . ▁Harris ▁Theatre . ▁It ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁H erman ▁Sh um lin ▁and ▁st aged ▁by ▁Ch ester ▁Er sk ine . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁row ▁wing ▁of ▁a ▁prison . ▁The ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁John ▁" K iller " ▁M ears ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁by ▁Sp encer ▁T racy , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁brought ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Hollywood . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁by ▁Clark ▁G able ▁on ▁tour . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Pr eston ▁F oster ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁film ▁st arring ▁Mic key ▁Ro oney . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Howard ▁Phill ips ▁as ▁Fred ▁Mayor ▁ ▁James ▁Bell ▁as ▁Richard ▁Wal ters ▁ ▁H ale ▁Nor cross ▁as ▁" Red " ▁Kir by ▁ ▁Ernest ▁Whit man ▁as ▁Vincent ▁Jackson ▁