ell ▁ ▁Public ation ▁and ▁further ▁adapt ations ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁William ▁Collins ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁in ▁both ▁simultane ous ▁hard back ▁( pr iced ▁five ▁sh ill ings ) ▁and ▁paper back ▁( pr iced ▁three ▁sh ill ings ▁and ▁six p ence ) ▁ed itions ▁and ▁was ▁re - iss ued ▁by ▁Samuel ▁French ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁twice ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁film . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁British ▁production ▁star red ▁Bas il ▁R ath bone ▁and ▁Ann ▁Hard ing ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁as ▁A ▁Night ▁of ▁T error . ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁US ▁re make ▁star red ▁John ▁H od iak ▁and ▁Syl via ▁Sid ney ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁A ▁Str anger ▁Walk ed ▁In . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁also ▁tele vised ▁twice ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁both ▁as ▁live ▁performances . ▁ ▁A ▁radio ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁Home ▁Service ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁from ▁ 9 . 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 4 5 pm ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Theatre ▁str and . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Howard ▁Rose . ▁ ▁Cast : ▁Joseph ine ▁Sh and ▁as ▁Louise ▁G arr ard