Hanging Judge (play)

Hanging Judge
Written by	Raymond Massey
Date premiered	25 August 1952
Place premiered	Opera House, Manchester
Original language	English
Genre	Crime drama

Hanging Judge is a 1952 crime play by the Canadian-British actor Raymond Massey. It first appeared at the Manchester Opera House before transferring to the New Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 94 performances from 23 September to 13 December 1952. It is based on the 1948 novel Let Him Have Judgement by Brian Hamilton. The West End cast included Godfrey Tearle, Jane Griffiths, Henry Caine, Denis Shaw, Julian Somers, Jack Melford, John Robinson, James Raglan, Bartlett Mullins, Peter Williams, Frederick Treves and John Le Mesurier.^[1] It was directed by Michael Powell, best known as a filmmaker.^[2]