The Last Mile (play)

The Last Mile
First edition 1930
Written by	John Wexley
Date premiered	February 13, 1930
Place premiered	Sam H. Harris Theatre New York City, New York
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	Keystone State Penitentiary death-house in Keystone, Oklahoma in late May and June

The Last Mile is a Broadway play by John Wexley that ran for 289 performances from February 13, 1930 to October 1930 at the Sam H. Harris Theatre. It was produced by Herman Shumlin and staged by Chester Erskine. It is set in the death row wing of a prison. The lead role of John "Killer" Mears was first played by Spencer Tracy, and it was the role that bought him to the attention of Hollywood. It was later played for a time by Clark Gable. The play was adapted into a 1932 film starring Preston Foster and into a 1959 film starring Mickey Rooney.

Howard Phillips and Spencer Tracy in The Last Mile

Ernest Whitman in The Last Mile