The Stage-Play

I didn't pay too much attention to the stage version of this film until I found an excerpt of it on Google Books. I must say that from reading that, I like it better than the film version. I've always enjoyed TPS, but found a few aspects of character development lacking, and a brief periods of plot holes--the play fills them in just nicely. But I'm actually more interested in the actors in the play-namely, Joseph Cotten as Dexter and Van Heflin as Mike. The more I see Van Heflin, the more I wished he was in the movie! He is great, and I sort of see a bit of his mannerisms and voice in Jimmy Stewart's performance. Too bad he and Joe Cotten never got to be in the movie.