The production opened on
Broadway at the
Morosco Theatre on March 11, 1953, and closed on January 2, 1954 after 344 performances. The play was directed by
Jose Ferrer, with Scenic Design by
Boris Aronson and costumes by
Lucinda Ballard. The play is set in
French Guiana around the turn of the 20th century, showing the interaction between three prisoners and a family of French colonists. (Alfred), Royal Beal and Walter Slezak (Joseph) in a scene from the 1954 version of the play == Original Broadway cast ==