Remains to Be Seen is a play written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Producer Leland Hayward opened it on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on October 3, 1951. Bretaigne Windust directed the production, which ran for 199 performances.
The play is a comedy about the investigation of the murder of an anti-pornography crusader. Following his death, various characters gather at his Park Avenue apartment, including his niece Jody, his attorney, his butler, the apartment building's young janitor, and a doctor. In the process, the attorney falls in love with Jody, but she chooses to leave with the janitor instead.
Cast and characters The characters and opening night cast from the Broadway production are given below:
+ Opening night cast Character Broadway castJody Revere Janis PaigeWaldo Walton Jackie CooperBenjamin Goodman Howard LindsayHideo Hayakawa Harry Shaw LoweValeska Chauvel Madeleine MorkaDr. Charles Gresham Warner AndersonMrs. Bright Edith BellPatrolman Johnson John BouieDetective Watson Jonathan BrewsterLieutenant Casey Kirk Brown, Jr.Tony Minetti Frank CampanellaAl (the Porter) Ossie DavisDetective Weiner Lew HerbertDr. Chester Delapp Ross HertzFred Fleming Joseph LathamMorris Rosenberg Paul LipsonDetective Davis Alexander LockwoodEdward Miller Karl LukasRobert Clark Hugh Rennie
Adaptations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adapted the play as a film of the same name in 1953, directed by Don Weis. June Allyson starred as Jody.
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