Wait Until Dark (1967) Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, and Frederick Knott

<b>Book Vs. Movie: </b><br /><b>Wait Until Dark</b><br /><b>The 1966 Richard Knott Play Vs. the 1967 Audrey Hepburn Film <br /><br /></b>The Margos kick off "Scary Movie Month" by discussing <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062467/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wait Until Dark</a>, both the play by <a href="https://playbill.com/article/frederick-knott-playwright-of-wait-until-dark-and-dial-m-for-murder-dead-com-110662" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederick Knott </a>and the 1967 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Audrey Hepburn f</a>ilm. The movie features one of the best jump scares in cinema history. The original production starred <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001665/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lee Remick</a> and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000380/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Duvall</a> as Susy and Roat, respectively. The story revolves around Susy, a blind woman who lives alone in her Greenwich Village apartment, and Roat, a creepy intruder who wants to find a doll filled with heroin that her husband accidentally brought home. <br /><b><br /></b>Roat and his two cronies play games with Susy, but she ultimately prevails with a bit of courage and some help from her young neighbor, Gloria. Remick's performance earned her a Tony Award nomination, and the play was quickly adapted into a feature film by producer Mel Ferrar (who was also Hepburn's husband at the time). <br /><br />The movie is consistently ranked as one of the most influential thrillers of all time. So, which did we prefer: the play or the movie? <br /><b><br />In this ep, the Margos discuss:</b><br /><ul><li>Broadway in the 1960s</li><li>The performances of the movie</li><li>The differences between the play and the movie</li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399861/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The 1982 Wait Until Dark with Stacy Keach &amp; Katherine Ross</a></li><li>The cast