History Theatre / WaitUntilDark

* EvenEvilHasStandards: It's hard to call Talman and Carlino "evil", but they're still criminals -- and they're both disgusted by Mr. Roat.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, with a cast that included Creator/LeeRemick as Susy and Creator/RobertDuvall as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998, with a cast including Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Talman. Another revival, staged in October 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, moved the setting back in time to 1944 (lending it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor) among other changes.

A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation]] was made in 1967, produced by Creator/MelFerrer, directed by Creator/TerenceYoung, and starring Creator/AudreyHepburn as Susy, Creator/AlanArkin as Roat, Creator/RichardCrenna as Talman, and Creator/EfremZimbalistJr as Sam. A 1982 performance of the stage play, featuring Katharine Ross as Susy and Creator/StacyKeach as Roat, was videotaped and aired on Creator/{{HBO}}. Another film adaptation, titled ''Penthouse North'' and starring Creator/MichelleMonaghan and Creator/MichaelKeaton, was released in 2014.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, with a cast that included Creator/LeeRemick as Susy and Creator/RobertDuvall as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998, with a cast including Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Talman. Another revival, staged in October 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, moved the setting back to 1944 (lending it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor) among other changes.

A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation]] was made in 1967, produced by Creator/MelFerrer, directed by Creator/TerenceYoung, and starring Creator/AudreyHepburn as Susy, Creator/AlanArkin as Roat, Creator/RichardCrenna as Talman, and Creator/EfremZimbalistJr as Sam. Another film adaptation, titled ''Penthouse North'' and starring Creator/MichelleMonaghan and Creator/MichaelKeaton, was released in 2014.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Roat in the film, as he's spotted by (and subsequently intercepts) Lisa at Kennedy Airport.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The three cons aren't entirely trusting each other. Roat has to blackmail them into helping him scam Susy to find out [[spoiler:where the doll filled with heroin got to]].

* WouldHurtAChild: Heavily implied. The script makes a note of Gloria and Roat staring at each other at one point -- Gloria, because she's seen Roat before in a different disguise and is realizing it, while Roat looks at her like a bug he wants to crush. It's almost certain that he would've killed her, had he gotten the chance.

* AffablyEvil: Talman and Carlino.

* ChekhovsGun: The icebox. Not to mention "Geraldine" the switchblade.
** In the film, Gloria makes sure to mention that a knife is among the objects that she flung to the floor during a temper tantrum. That's the knife that Susy eventually uses on Roat.

* ConMan: Roat, Talman, and Carlino. Lisa was one too before Roat killed her.
* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: The film takes place in what appears to be the most desolate apartment building in New York City. Lampshaded early on when it was explained that of the six tenants living in the building, only Susy and Gloria were actually home - Shatner left for Vermont, Gloria's mother was uptown "for a weekend of fun and games" and her father had left as well, and Sam was off to work.

* HellBentForLeather: No matter the version, Roat is generally costumed in a leather jacket.

* LittleMissSnarker: Gloria, who's quite sarcastic.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, with a cast that included Creator/LeeRemick as Susy and Creator/RobertDuvall as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998, with a cast including Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Talman. Another revival, staged in October 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, moved the setting back to 1944, giving it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor among other changes.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, with a cast that included Creator/LeeRemick as Susy and Creator/RobertDuvall as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998, with a cast including Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Mike Talman. Another revival, staged in October 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, moved the setting back to 1944, giving it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor among other changes.

* KnifeNut: Roat's favored weapon.

* {{Meganekko}}: Gloria, much to her displeasure.

* ASimplePlan: The con men try to scam Susy into revealing where the doll went, by posing as cops and trying to hint that Susy's husband was having an affair with a murdered woman. For a blind woman, Susy quickly senses things are amiss - she can tell one "cop" is wiping away evidence - and it drives the sociopathic Roat into an [[KillEmAll even simpler plan]]...

* InLoveWithTheMark: Subtle. When Susy touched Mike's face to "read" him there was something in the way that he was looking at her that seemed like he had fallen for her. Leads to a HeelFaceDoorSlam for Mike.

%%* PunchClockVillain: Talman and Carlino.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The three cons aren't entirely trusting each other. Roat has to trick them into helping him scam Susy to find out [[spoiler:where the doll filled with heroin got to]].
** "Trick" is putting it mildly, considering that he murders Talman and Carlino's old friend Lisa, and then blackmails them into helping him.

The heroine is the recently-blinded Susy Hendrix, a [[BigApplesauce Greenwich Village]] housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden inside a porcelain doll, which her husband Sam brought over from Canada -- unaware of its contents -- as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio, led by a {{sociopath}} calling himself Roat, try to convince Susy that Sam has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

The heroine is the recently-blinded Susy Hendrix, a [[BigApplesauce Greenwich Village]] housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden inside a doll, which her husband Sam brought over from Canada -- unaware of its contents -- as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio, led by a {{sociopath}} calling himself Roat, try to convince Susy that Sam has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation]] was made in 1967, produced by Creator/MelFerrer, directed by Creator/TerenceYoung, and starring Creator/AudreyHepburn as Susy, Creator/AlanArkin as Roat, Creator/RichardCrenna as Mike Talman, and Creator/EfremZimbalistJr as Sam. Another film adaptation, titled ''Penthouse North'' and starring Creator/MichelleMonaghan and Creator/MichaelKeaton, was released in 2014.

The heroine is the recently-blinded Susy Hendrix, a [[BigApplesauce Greenwich Village]] housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden inside a doll, which her husband Sam brought over from Canada -- unaware of its contents -- as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio, led by a {{sociopath}} calling himself "Roat", try to convince Susy that Sam has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, it was adapted the following year into a film directed by Creator/TerenceYoung and produced by Creator/MelFerrer, starring Creator/AudreyHepburn as Susy and Creator/AlanArkin as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998, with a cast that included Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Mike Talman. Another revival in October of 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles moved the setting back to 1944, giving it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor among other changes. Another film adaptation, called ''Penthouse North'' and starring Creator/MichelleMonaghan and Creator/MichaelKeaton, was released in 2014.

%%* TheMark: Susy.

The heroine is recently-blinded Susy Hendrix, a [[BigApplesauce Greenwich Village]] housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden inside a doll, which her husband transported from Canada as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio tries to convince Susy her spouse has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

* TheSpook: None of the other characters know Harry Roat's (which is not his real name) background. The only thing about him they find out is that he is a sociopath who feigns pleasantries with his soon to be victims.

The heroine is recently-blinded Susy Hendrix, a [[BigApplesauce Greenwich Village]] housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden in a doll, which her husband transported from Canada as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio tries to convince Susy her spouse has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

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The heroine is recently blind Susy Hendrix, a Greenwich Village housewife who becomes the target of three thugs searching for the heroin hidden in a doll, which her husband transported from Canada as a favor to a woman who since has been murdered. The trio tries to convince Susy her spouse has been implicated in the crime and the only way to protect him is to surrender the doll. More murder and mayhem ensue when she refuses.

Originally produced on Broadway in 1966, it was adapted the following year into a film directed by Creator/TerenceYoung and produced by Creator/MelFerrer starring Creator/AudreyHepburn as Susy and Creator/AlanArkin as Roat. The play was revived on Broadway in 1998 with a cast that included Creator/MarisaTomei as Susy, Creator/QuentinTarantino as Roat, and Creator/StephenLang as Mike Talman. Another revival in October of 2013 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles moved the setting back to 1944, giving it a distinctly FilmNoir flavor among other changes. Another film adaptation, called ''Penthouse North'' and starring Creator/MichelleMonaghan and Creator/MichaelKeaton, was released in 2014.

* FamousLastWords:
** "Hey... no see, no tell." ([[spoiler:Mike Talman]])
** "I'll help you, Susy!" ([[spoiler:Mr. Roat]])