The Devil's Advocate is a 1961 American play by Dore Schary adapted from the novel of the same name by Morris West. It ran for 116 performances on Broadway.
Schary signed a contract to adapt it in 1959. Film rights were sold to Warner Bros.[1]
"Schary retained the fundamental lines of the story and the theological arguments were presented intact," said West. "I made suggestions here and there. He took some and rejected others."[2]
West later said "The play folded, of course, but that is a long and difficult story about casting and direction which I'm simply not going into. It’s past history.”[3]
The play was nominated for several Tony Awards.[4]
^"MORRIS WEST AT HOME Black Coffee, White Rum", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues), 83 (4282), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880, ISSN0007-4039, nla.obj-701126857, retrieved 15 December 2023 – via Trove
