Never Too Late starred Paul Ford and Maureen O'Sullivan as Harry and Edith Lambert, a middle-aged couple about to become parents once again.
Starring as the couple's adult daughter Kate and her husband Charlie Clinton were Fran Sharon and Orson Bean, as well as Leona Maricle and House Jameson as Grace and James Kimbrough.
The play, directed by George Abbott and produced by Elliot Martin and Daniel Hollywood, ran for a total of 1,007 performances until its end on April 24, 1965.
But on the night that Never Too Late opened, the critics decided not to give the usual Paul Ford notice: “Mr.
"[1] A film version based on the play was released in November 1965 with Ford and O’Sullivan reprising their Broadway roles.