Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower (1965). An Americanization by Abe Burrows of Pierre Barillet's and Jean Pierre Gredy's Parisian hit, Fleur de Cactus, which told of a philandering bachelor dentist eventually subdued by his strong‐willed nurse, it ran for 1,234 performances, the longest run to date of any Continental play on Broadway. Barry Nelson and Lauren Bacall were the leads.

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