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Remains to Be Seen
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Wikipedia article
'Remains to Be Seen' is a 1953 crime musical comedy film directed by Don Weis and starring June Allyson, Van Johnson and Louis Calhern. It is based on the 1951 Broadway play 'Remains to Be Seen' by Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay.
Plot
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
* June Allyson as Jody Revere
* Van Johnson as Waldo Williams
* Louis Calhern as Benjamin Goodman
* Angela Lansbury as Valeska Chauvel
* John Beal as Dr. Glenson
* Dorothy Dandridge as herself
* Barry Kelley as Lt. O'Flair
* Sammy White as Ben
* Kathryn Card as Mrs. West
* Paul Harvey as Mr. Bennett
* Helene Millard as Mrs. Bennett
* Peter Chong as Ling Tan
* Charles Lane as Delapp, examiner
* Larry J. Blake as Detective Minetti
* Morgan Farley as Kyle Manning
* Howard Freeman as Clark
* Frank Nelson as Fleming
* Robert Foulk as Officer Miller
* Stuart Holmes as Travis Revercombe
* Ern Verebes as Waiter
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.
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
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