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Porter Emerson Browne
Porter Emerson Browne was an American playwright (June 22, 1879 – September 20, 1934), born Beverly, Massachusetts.
He was the author of numerous plays, including "A Fool There Was" (1909), which was adapted for film twice, in 1915 and 1922; "The Spendthrift" (1910); "Chains" (1912); and "The Bad Man" (1920), adapted for film three times, in 1923, 1930 and 1941.
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The Bad Man (play)
The Bad Man is a 1920 three-act comedy by American playwright Porter Emerson Browne. The Broadway production at the Comedy Theatre ran for 342 performances beginning August 30, 1920. It was included in Burns Mantle's "The Best Plays of 1920–1921".
Synopsis.
Playwright Porter Emerson Browne declares a certain timeliness of theme by employing the former Mexican bandit, Pancho Villa, as a hero of the proceedings, though he thinly disguises him under the name of Pancho Lopez. The