- (1924 - 1945) Active on Broadway in the following productions:
- (1924) Stage Play: The Living Mask. Comedy/satire. Written by Luigi Pirandello. 44th Street Theatre: 44th Street Theatre: 21 Jan 1924- Feb 1924 (closing date unknown/28 performances). Cast: Stuart Bailey, Rex K. Benware, Arthur Bowyer, Thomas Chalmers, Warburton Gamble, Gerald Hamer, Arnold Korff (as "Henry IV") [Broadway debut], Ernita Lascelles, Thomas Louden, Ralph MacBane, Kay Strozzi. Produced by Brock Pemberton.
- (1924) Stage Play: Leah Kleschna. Drama (revival). Written by C.M.S. McLellan [final Broadway credit]. Lyric Theatre: 21 Apr 1924- May 1924 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Katharine Alexander (as "Sophie Chaponniere"), Edith Barker, Ulric Collins, Hal Crane, Arnold Daly (as "Kleschna"), Henry Davies, William Faversham, Helen Gahagan (as "Leah Kleschna"), Mary Hone, Arnold Korff (as "General Berton"), José Ruben (as "Schram"), Lowell Sherman (as "Raoul Berton"). Produced by William A. Brady.
- (1927) Stage Play: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Comedy (revival). Written by William Shakespeare. Century Theatre: 17 Nov 1927- Dec 1927 (closing date unknown/23 performances). Cast: Othmar Biegler (as "Egeus"), Lili Darvas (as "Titania") [Broadway debut], Paul Hartmann (as "Theseus"), Dietrich Jenke (as "Philostrate"), Arnold Korff (as "Quince (Squenz)/Prologe"), Harald Kreutzberg (as "Sprite/A Clown"), Tillie Losch (as "First Fairy"), Ernst Matray (as "Tom Snout, A tinker/Wall"), Alexander Moissi (as "Oberon"), Hans Moser (as "Francis Flute, A bellows-mender/Thisbe"), Rosamond Pinchot (as "Helena"), Erich Schilling (as "Starveling (Schlucker)/Moonshine"), Dagny Servaes (as "Hippolyta"), Wladimir Sokoloff (as "Puck/Robin Goodfellow"), Maria Solveg (as "Hermia, Daughter of Egeus"), Hans Thimig (as "Lysander"), Hermann Thimig (as "Demetrius"), Eduard Von Winterstein (as "Snug"), Otto Wallburg (as "Nick Bottom, A weaver/Pyramus"). Produced by Max Reinhardt.
- (1927) Stage Play: Jederman. Drama. Music by Einar Nilson. Written by Hugo Von Hofmannstahl. Century Theatre: 7 Dec 1927- Dec 1927 (closing date unknown/14 performances). Cast: Elizabeth Alexandrowa (as "Lady"), Othmar Biegler (as "Male Guest/Retainer of Everyman's Mother"), Lili Darvas (as "Faith"), Paul Hartmann (as "The Voice of the Lord"), Arnold Korff (as "Mammon"), Harald Kreutzberg (as "Steward/Vogt"), Tilly Losch (as "Lady"), Ernst Matray (as "Cook/The Devil"), Alexander Moissi (as "Everyman/Jederman"), Johanna Terwin Moissi (as "Debtor's Wife"), Hans Moser (as "Poor Neighbor/Lean Cousin"), Hedwig Pauly (as "Everyman's Mother"), Rosamond Pinchot (as "Lady"), Erich Schilling (as "Male Guest/Retainer"), Dagny Servaes, Vladimir Sokoloff (as "Death/The Devil"), Maria Solveg, Hans Thimig, Hermann Thimig, Eduard Von Winterstein. Otto Wallburg. Produced by Max Reinhardt and Gilbert Miller.
- (1927) Stage Play: Danton's Tod. Written by Georg Buchner [earliest Broadway credit]. Century Theatre: 20 Dec 1927- Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/15 performances). Cast: Elizabeth Alexandrowa (as "A Grisette"), William Beyer (as "Deputy"), Othmar Biegler (as "A Fifth Gentleman/A Citizen/Collot D'Herbois"), Edel Blank (as "A Fourth Lady"), Lili Darvas (as "Lucile"), John Feistel (as "A Fourth Citizen/Hermann"), Max Frank (as "Deputy"), John Gerard (as "The President of the Club of Jacobins"), Paul Hartmann (as "Danton"), Erich Hellsen (as "A Third Gentleman"), Annie Korff (as "Another Grisette"), Arnold Korff (as "St. Just"), Harald Kreutzberg (as "Another Gentleman"), Arthur Laubert (as "An Officer"), Tillie Losch (as "Another Lady"), Con MacSunday (as "The President of the National Convention"), Erich Mann (as "Philippeau/Deputy"), Ernst Matray (as "A Third Citizen"), Johanna Terwin (as "Moissi, His Wife"), Hans Moser (as "Simon"), Heins Nachmann (as "A Sixth Gentleman"), Hedwig Pauly (as "A Third Lady/An Old Woman"), Rosamond Pinchot (as "Marion"), Laura Schaffer (as "A Fifth Lady"), Erich Schilling (as "A Fourth Gentleman/A Young Man"), Dagny Servaes (as "Julie"), Vladimir Sokoloff (as "Robespierre"), Maria Solveg (as "A Lady"), Walter Thierfelder (as "Deputy"), Hermann Thimig (as "Herault-Sechelles/Camille Desmoulins/A Deputy from Lyon"), Willie Trosh (as "Deputy"), Eugene Vass (as "Deputy"), Robert Viera (as "A Gentleman"), Eduard Von Winterstein (as "Legendre"), Otto Wallburg (as "Lacroix/Another Citizen"). Produced by Gilbert Miller.
- (1928) Stage Play: Peripherie. Drama.
- (1928) Stage Play: Olympia. Comedy. Written by Ferenc Molnár, as translated by Sidney Howard. Directed and produced by Gilbert Miller. Empire Theatre: 16 Oct 1928- Nov 1928 (closing date unknown/39 performances). Cast: Fay Compton )as "Olympia, Princess Orsolini"), Laura Hope Crews, Ian Hunter, Arnold Korff (as "Prince Plata-Ettingen"), Richie Ling, Grant Stewart, Cora Witherspoon.
- (1928) Stage Play: The Age of Innocence. Written by Margaret Ayer Barnes. Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. Directed by Guthrie McClintic. Empire Theatre: 27 Nov 1928- May 1929 (closing date unknown/207 performances). Cast: Margaret Barker, Katharine Cornell (as "Ellen Olenska"), Frazer Coulter, Giannina Gatti, Stanley Gilkey, Eden Gray, Jean Howard, Isabel Irving, Arnold Korff (as "Julius Beaufort"), Edward La Roche (as "Carlos Saramonte"), Rollo Peters (as "Newland Archer"), William Podmore, Henry Richard, Pierre Soupault, Peter Spencer, Katherine Stewart, Nora Stirling, Albert Tavernier, Franchot Tone (as "Newland Archer, Jr.").
- (1932) Stage Play: Biography. Comedy. Written by S.N. Behrman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 12 Dec 1932- Aug 1932 (closing date unknown/267 performances). Cast: Mary Arbenz, Ina Claire (as "Marion Froude"), Alexander Clark Jr., Jay Fassett, Arnold Korff (as "Melchior Feydak"), Earle Larimore, Charles Richman, Helen Salinger. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1934) Stage Play: Biography. Comedy [Return engagement]. Written by S.N. Behrman. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Philip Moeller. Ambassador Theatre: 5 Feb 1934- Feb 1934 (closing date unknown/16 performances). Cast: Ina Claire (as "Marion Froude"), Josephine Deffry, Jay Fassett (as "Leander Nolan"), Arnold Korff (as "Melchior Feydak"), Gertrude Flynn (as "Slade Kinnicott"), Charles Richman, Shepperd Strudwick, Norman Stuart. Produced by The Theatre Guild.
- (1935) Stage Play: Tapestry in Gray. Drama. Written by Martin Flavin. Directed by Marion Gering. Shubert Theatre: 27 Dec 1935- Jan 1936 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Arling Alcine, Auguste Aramini, Audrey Barlow, Miriam Battista, Cornelia Bell, George Bleasdale, Milo Boulton, Muriel Brassler, Helene Bush, Claude Carey, Herschel Cropper, Melvyn Douglas (as "Erik Nordgren"), Norma Downey, Frederick Forrester, Franklyn Fox, Paul Gallo, Larney Goodkind, Robert Gray, Jack Harwood, William Hunter, Starr West Jones, Arnold Korff (as "Doctor Marius"), George Lamar, Elissa Landi, Jack Lescoulie, June Leslie, Alan Morrill, Edgar Murdock, Joseph Olney, Theodore Paul, William Robertson, Samuel Roland, Byron Russell (as "Old Medical Corps Officer"), Owen Russell, C. Russell Sage, Alice Sherbon, Howard Sherman, Mildred Van Dorn, Henry Vincent, Michael Visaroff, Minor Watson (as "Dr. Stephen Macklin"). Produced by B.P. Schulberg.
- (1936) Stage Play: Alice Takat. Drama. Written by José Ruben, from the Hungarian of Dezso Szomory. Directed by Frank Merlin. John Golden Theatre: 10 Feb 1936- Feb 1936 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Percy Ames (as "Homer Horeb") [final Broadway role], A.G. Andrews (as "Fritz"), Florence Auer (as "Mrs. Dubra") [final Broadway role], Al Baron (as "A Patient"), Mady Christians, Leo Curley (as "Professor Glotz") [final Broadway role], Florence Earle (as "Miss Haus"), John Emery (as "George Kroos"), Lloyd Gough (as "Max Durak"), Russell Hardie, Nicholas Joy (as "Zuard Takat"), Arnold Korff (as "Prof. Tardy Kroos"), Kate Mayhew (as "Mrs. Helvet") [final Broadway role], Howard Emmett Rogers, Peggy Shannon (as "Kitty Linderman"), Edna West (as "Mrs. Baneyi"), Marjorie Wood (as "Mrs. Gantz"). Produced by Ed Wynn.
- (1936) Stage Play: White Horse Inn. Musical comedy. Music by Ralph Benatsky. Material by Hans Mueller, as suggested by Oskar Blumenthal and G. Kandelburg. Lyrics by Irving Caesar. Material adapted by David Freedman. Musical Direction by Victor Baravalle. Additional music by Robert Stolz, Irving Caesar, Norman Zeno, Will Irwin, Richard Fall, Jara Benes, Vivian Ellis and Eric Coates. Music orchestrated by Hans Spialek. Musical Advisor: Adam Gelbtrunk. Choreographed by Max Rivers. Directed by Erik Charell. Center Theatre: 1 Oct 1936- 10 Apr 1937 (223 performances). Cast: Kitty Carlisle (as "Katarina Vogelhuber, Proprietress of the White Horse Inn"), William Gaxton, Robert Halliday, John Albert, Marvin Atkin, James Babbitt, Penny Banks, Jack Barnes, John Barry, Evan Beatty, Betsy Berkeley, Thomas Blayney, Evelyn Bonefine, Geraldine Bork, Edward Brown, Joe Brown Jr., Klara Buestr, William Bull, Phyllis Cameron, Maurice Carr, Maude Carroll, Bill Chandler, Diana Chase, Charles Chavez, Nelson Clifford, Floyd Cornaby, Carol Crowell, Ruth Dawson, Arthur de Voss, Eleanor De Witte, Helene Dernelle, Alfred Drake, Valerie Eaton, Sonia Efron, Audrey Elliott, Walter Elliott, Esta Elman, Billy Entenmann, Margie Evans, Dionne Farrelle, Anne Francis, Leo Freedman, Edwin Gale, Gene Gally, Tommy Gavin, Tilda Getze, Milton Gill, Sidney Gordon, George Gorst, Frederick Graham, Myra Green, Wendy Greene, Edwin Hackett, Billy Hale, Ed Hall, Gertrude Hamilton, Lorraine Harris, Marion Harvey, Gladys Haverty, Frances Hayes, Buddy Hertelle, Billy House, Frances Hyatt, Mel Kacher, Gene Kavanaugh, Florence Keezel, Maurice Kelly, Arnold Korff (as "The Emperor"), Gratia Landley, Flora Laney, Lorraine Latham, Martin Le Roy, Clark Leston, Billy Lichtenberger, Willi Lichtenberger, Fred Locke, Dorothy Lodge, Marguerite Lodge, Virginia Lodge, Anton Lonek, Velma Lord, Charlotte Lorraine, Albert Mahler, Jules Mann, Jules Mann, Marie Marion, Emily Marsh, Maxine Martin, Patricia Martin, Anthony Marvin, Melissa Mason, Luba Matiuk, Joseph McCarthy, June Meier, Florence Menges, Jack Millard, Mickey Moore, Paul Moore, Harry Murray (as "Boy in the Ensemble"), Mae Muth, Dorothy Palmer, Bill Pillick, Betty Pope, Harry Quinn, Oscar Ragland, Adelaide Raleigh, Mme. Reverelly, Dorothy Richel, Herbert Rissman, Ernst Robert, Ruth Roberts, Jack Rogers, Babs Rossiter, Ruth Rostyn, Evelyn Sather, Olga Schwenker, Winton Sears, Almira Sessions, Joseph Shaughnessy, Ruth Shaw, Paul Shobat, Morrie Siegel, Edwin Sims, Ed Smith, Sonia Sorel, Carol Stone, Lillian Sullivan, Mary Sutherland, Carl Trees, Norman Van Emburgh, Arthur Vann, Nina Verde, Hal Voeth, Harold Voeth, Jack Voeth, Howard Warriner, Kenneth Weaver, Buster West, Grover White, Gloria Whitney, Robert Williamson, Janice Winter, Joseph Wirag, Georgina Yaeger. Produced by Laurence Rivers Inc. and Erik Charell.
- (1938) Stage Play: Save Me the Waltz. Comedy. Written by Katharine Dayton. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair. Martin Beck Theatre: 28 Feb 1938- Mar 1938 (closing date unknown/8 performances). Cast: Reginald Bach (as "Count von Strogonov"), Leslie Barrie, Leo G. Carroll (as "King Frederick IV"), Arthur Chatterton, Mady Christians (as "Queen Elizabeth"), Laura Hope Crews (as "The Countess Zubowska"), John Emery, Derek Fairman (as "A Footman"), Brenda Forbes, Lauren Gilbert, Mary Howes, Arnold Korff (as "Stroock"), Fred Irving Lewis, George Macready (as "Dmitri"), Molly Pearson, Francis Pierlot (as "Chapek"), Mary Reeves, Hayden Rorke (as "Duca"), James Seeley, Martha Sleeper, Jane Wyatt (as "Princess Claudine"). Produced by Max Gordon. Produced in association with Sam Harris.
- (1938) Stage Play: Escape This Night. Melodrama. Written by Robert Steiner and Harry Horner. Directed by Robert Steiner. 44th Street Theatre: 22 Apr 1938- May 1938 (closing date unknown/11 performances). Cast: Robert Allen, Albert Bergh, Donald Black, Ronald Brogan, Francesca Bruning, Edward Butler, Donald Cameron, Peter Carhartt, Irene Cattell (as "Gossipy Woman" and "Ruth's Mother"), Virginia Chauvenet, Gage Clarke, Gertrude Clemens, Enid Cooper, Phyllis Cornell, Walter Coy (as "Wilson "Alabama" Rice"), Hume Cronyn (as "Steve"), Dearon Darnay, Harry Fisher, Richard Freeman, Helen Golden, Frank Gould, Arthur Griffin, Ellen Hall, John Halloran, Betty Jenckes, Frances Kay, Giles Kellogg, Peter Kinnell, Bradford Kirkbride, Arnold Korff (as "Mr. Richter"), Dorothy Littlejohn, George Mathews, Margaret Ormsby, Barbara Paige, Calvin Thomas (as "Mr. Brock"), John Toll, Virginia Tracy, Jack Tyler, David Wayne (as "Ensemble"), Maurice Wells, Mrs. Charles Willard. Produced by Robinson Smith.
- (1938) Stage Play: Lorelei. Drama. Written by Jacques Deval. Directed by Jacques Deval. Longacre Theatre: 29 Nov 1938- Dec 1938 (closing date unknown/7 performances). Cast: A.G. Andrews (as "Priest"), Charles Atkins (as "Gendarme"), Larry Bolton (as "Antoine"), Boyd Davis (as "Colonel Mitthaufer"), Elizabeth Heckscher (as "Julia"), Dennis Hoey (as "Reprecht Eisenkranz"), Edna Holland (as "Dora Bennett"), Arnold Korff (as "Conrad Von Ritterbach"), Bernard Lenow (as "Samuel Kronberg"), Arthur Lithgow, Jack Merivale (as "Robert"), Philip Merivale (as "Eric"), Esther Mitchell (as "Elsa (as "Von Ritterbach"), Doris Nolan (as "Karen Von Singall"), Viola Roache (as "Minna Rumpau"), Joan Tetzel (as "Renie"), Murial Williams (as "Louise"), Cobina Wright (as "Simone"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Dennis King. Produced in association with Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Richard Meyers.
- (1940) Stage Play: My Dear Children. Comedy/farce. Written by Catherine Turney and Jerry Horwin. Music by Maurice Nitke. Directed by Otto Preminger. Belasco Theatre: 31 Jan 1940- 18 May 1940 (117 performances). Cast: John Barrymore (as "Allan Manville") [final Broadway role], Tala Birell (as "Felice/Countess de Britonne"), George Reynolds (as "Titcomb"), Patricia Waters (as "Portia Trent"), Stiano Braggiotti (as "Jacques Korbi"), Leo Chalzel (as "Ernst Van Betke"), Doris Dudley (as "Cordelia Clark"), Lois Hall (as "Miranda Burton"), Roland Hogue (as "Albert'), Otto Hulett (as "Reed Hanson"), Arnold Korff (as "Kleinbach"), Phillip Reed (as "Willard Nelson"), Kenneth Treseder (as "Lee Stevenson"). Produced by Richard Aldrich and Richard Myers.
- (1940) Stage Play: Another Sun. Drama.
- (1940) Stage Play: Liliom. (Revival). Written by Ferenc Molnár. Material adapted by Benjamin Glazer. Incidental music by Deems Taylor. Musical Director: Max Weiser. Directed by Benno Schneider. 44th Street Theatre: 25 Mar 1940- 11 May 1940 (56 performances). Cast included: Ajax, Jane Amar, Kenneth Bates, Ingrid Bergman (as "Julie"), Lee Berkman, Chet Bree, John Cushman, Haldor deBecker, Francis De Sales, Constance Dowling, Gail Drexel, Florence Earle, John Emery, Howard Freeman, Edwin George, Mary Gildea, Gigi Gilpin, R. Henry Handon, Patricia Harris, Joyce Haywood, Marilyn Jolie, Elia Kazan, Arnold Korff (as "The Magistrate"), Joseph Kramm, Joseph Macauley, Richard Mackay, Ann Mason, Burgess Meredith (as "Liliom"), Evelyn Moser, Eileen Murphy, Beatrice Pearson, Gibbs Penrose, Elaine Perry, Eleanor Prentiss, William Robertson, Peggy Romano, James Russo, Helen Shields, Joan Tetzel, Richard Vimtour, Frank Vincent, Sonny Wright, Margaret Wycherly (as "Mother Hollunder"). Produced by Vinton Freedley.
- (1940) Stage Play: Delicate Story. Written by Ferenc Molnár. Translated by Gilbert Miller. Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Directed by Gilbert Miller. Henry Miller's Theatre: 4 Dec 1940- 28 Dec 1940 (29 performances).
- (1941) Stage Play: In Time to Come. Written by Howard Koch and John Huston. Directed by Otto Preminger. Mansfield Theatre: 28 Dec 1941- 31 Jan 1942 (40 performances). Cast: Maurice Burke, Alexander Clark, Russell Collins (as "Colonel House"), Philip Coolidge (as "Smith"), Richard Gaines, Robert Gray, James Gregory (as "Dillan"), Nedda Harrigan, William Harrigan (as "Tumulty"), House Jameson (as "Senator Lodge"), Harold J. Kennedy, John M. Kline, Arnold Korff (as "Monsieur Pichon"), Edgar Mason, Randolph Preston, Joseph Quaranto, Bernard Randall, Rene Roberti, Vincenzo Rocco, Guy Sorel, Harold Young. Produced by Otto Preminger.
- (1942) Stage Play: The Walking Gentleman. Drama. Written by George Perkins and Fulton Oursler. Scenic Design by Harry Horner. Lighting Design by Feder. Directed by Marion Gering. Belasco Theatre: 7 May 1942- 12 May 1942 (6 performances). Cast: Ross Chetwynd (as "Newcome"), Clay Clement (as "Savage"), Clarence Derwent (as "Sam Hertz"), Jane Forbes (as "Connie"), Ruth Thea Ford (as "Miss Marshall"), Victor Francen (as "Basil Forrest"), Arlene Francis (as "Doris"), Richard Gaines (as "Dr. Blake"), Toni Gilman (as "Myrtle Tracey"), Lew Hearn (as "Wrinkles"), A.J. Herbert (as "Poole"), Arnold Korff (as "Father Benoit"), Margery Maude (as "Mrs. Shriver"), Roderick Maybee (as "Electrician/Officer Blum"), Oscar Polk (as "Marmot"), Margo Railton (as "Elsie Ellis"), Cledge Roberts (as "Jim Lake"), George Spaulding (as "Frazier"), David Stewart (as "Lanyon"). Produced by Albert Lewis and Marion Gering.
- (1943) Stage Play: The Family. Written by Victor Wolfson. Based on the novel by Nina Federova. Directed by Bretaigne Windust. Windsor Theatre: 30 Mar 1943- 3 Apr 1943 (7 performances). Cast: Richard Conte (as "Peter") [credited as Nicholas Conte], Kaie Deei, Ronald Dexter, Alec Englander, Marion Evensen, Elisabeth Fraser, Lowell Gilmore, Carol Goodner, Yung Ying Hsu, June Kim Amah, Arnold Korff (as "Professor Chernov"), Bill Lipton, Katherine Squire, Joseph Tsho Shih, Boris Tumarin, Evelyn Varden, Lucile Watson, Ping Yuen Zi. Produced by Oscar Serlin.
- (1944) Stage Play: Thank You, Svoboda. Written by H.S. Kraft. Based on the novel by John Pen. Directed by H.S. Kraft and Moe Hack. Mansfield Theatre: 1 Mar 1944- 4 Mar 1944 (6 performances). Cast: Dehl Berti, Francis Compton, Francis Conlan, Louis Fabien, Adrienne Gessner, Sam Jaffe (as "Svoboda"), Whitford Kane (as "Hugo"), Donald Keyes, Arnold Korff (as "Colonel Fiala"), William Malten, John McGovern, Len Mence, John Ravold, Michael Strong, Ronald Telfer. Produced by Milton Baron.
- (1944) Stage Play: The Searching Wind. Drama. Written by Lillian Hellman. Directed by Herman Shumlin. Fulton Theatre: 12 Apr 1944- 20 Jan 1944 (318 performances). Cast: Edgar Andrews, Montgomery Clift, Dudley Digges, Joe De Santis, Eugene Earl, Mercedes Gilbert, Alfred Hesse, Dennis King, Walter Kohler, Arnold Korff (as "Count Max von Stammer"), Eric Latham, Barbara O'Neil, William F. Schoeller, Cornelia Otis Skinner. Produced by Herman Shumlin.
- (1938) He acted in Ladislaus Busfekete's play, "The Lady Has a Heart," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts with Elissa Landi in the cast.
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