Spread Eagle

Commerce and heroism clash when a titan of American business orchestrates a U.S. invasion of Mexico. This long-lost 1927 Broadway melodrama by George S. Brooks and Walter Lister combines the crackling dialogue and riveting storytelling of The Front Page with the cynicism of Wag the Dog.

An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:

Edward Asner as Martin Henderson

Kate Asner as Lois Henderson

Raye Birk as Mike Riordan

Sharon Gless as Rosalie Kent

Colette Kilroy as Grace

Rod McLachlan as Bill David

Paul Murphy as Sentry/Father Estrella

Mark Adair Rios as Peter/Manuel

Fred Savage as Charles Parkman

Luis Saguar as Ramon Angel de Castro/General Wagner

Jamey Sheridan as Joe Cobb

Directed by James Glossman. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles in July of 1999.