Remains to Be Seen (film)

Remains to Be Seen
Directed by Don Weis
Written by Sidney Sheldon
Based on The play Remains to Be Seen by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay
Starring June Allyson
Van Johnson
Louis Calhern
Angela Lansbury
Dorothy Dandridge
Music by Jeff Alexander
Cinematography Robert Planck
Edited by Cotton Warburton
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
1953
Country United States
Language English
Budget $976,000[1]
Box office $939,000[1]

Remains to Be Seen is a 1953 crime musical comedy film directed by Don Weis based on the play Remains to Be Seen by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay.

Premise

A girl vocalist and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $697,000 in the US and Canada and $242,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $438,000.[1]

Songs

  • "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" - sung and danced by June Allyson and Van Johnson
  • "Taking a Chance on Love" - sung by Dorothy Dandridge
  • "Too Marvelous for Words" - sung by Van Johnson, then sung by June Allyson, then reprised by Van Johnson and June Allyson

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .


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