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Remains to Be Seen

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
238
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June Allyson, Angela Lansbury, and Van Johnson in Remains to Be Seen (1953)
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Jody Revere (June Allyson) is a band singer working in New York City. Waldo Williams (Van Johnson) is the manager of a fancy apartment house where a murder is committed. The victim is Allyso... Read allJody Revere (June Allyson) is a band singer working in New York City. Waldo Williams (Van Johnson) is the manager of a fancy apartment house where a murder is committed. The victim is Allyson's wealthy uncle, and since she can't account for her actions at the time of the crime, o... Read allJody Revere (June Allyson) is a band singer working in New York City. Waldo Williams (Van Johnson) is the manager of a fancy apartment house where a murder is committed. The victim is Allyson's wealthy uncle, and since she can't account for her actions at the time of the crime, our heroine is the prime suspect.

  • Director
    • Don Weis
  • Writers
    • Russel Crouse
    • Howard Lindsay
    • Sidney Sheldon
  • Stars
    • June Allyson
    • Van Johnson
    • Louis Calhern
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    238
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    • Director
      • Don Weis
    • Writers
      • Russel Crouse
      • Howard Lindsay
      • Sidney Sheldon
    • Stars
      • June Allyson
      • Van Johnson
      • Louis Calhern
    • 5User reviews
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    June Allyson
    June Allyson
    • Jody Revere
    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Waldo Williams
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Benjamin Goodman
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Valeska Chauvel
    John Beal
    John Beal
    • Dr. Glenson
    Dorothy Dandridge
    Dorothy Dandridge
    • Dorothy Dandridge
    Barry Kelley
    Barry Kelley
    • Lt. O'Flair
    Sammy White
    • Ben
    Kathryn Card
    Kathryn Card
    • Mrs. West
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Mr. Bennett
    Helene Millard
    Helene Millard
    • Mrs. Bennett
    Peter Chong
    • Ling Tan
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Delapp (examiner)
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Detective Minetti
    • (as Larry Blake)
    Morgan Farley
    Morgan Farley
    • Kyle Manning
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Clark
    Frank Nelson
    Frank Nelson
    • Fleming
    Robert Foulk
    Robert Foulk
    • Officer Miller
    • Director
      • Don Weis
    • Writers
      • Russel Crouse
      • Howard Lindsay
      • Sidney Sheldon
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    • Trivia
      Last of six movies that paired June Allyson and Van Johnson.
    • Goofs
      When she takes her robe off before going to bed after sleepwalking, she throws it on the floor away from the bed. When she gets up after the noise from the drums, the robe is on the bed.
    • Soundtracks
      Too Marvelous for Words
      (uncredited)

      Music by Richard A. Whiting

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Played over main titles and later sung by Van Johnson and June Allyson

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    Remains To Be Seen on DVD?
    For years I've been wishing and hoping to see Dorothy Dandridge in "Remains to be Seen" on DVD. I've only seen a short clip of Dorothy's stunning night club number and it is a visual knock out! Lena Horne's movie appearances were largely confined to such cameo scenes which could easily be extracted for southern audiences whose only acceptable image of a black woman was an grinning eye popping big black mammy in a head rag serving "Miss Charlotte". Still Ruby Dandridge (Dorothy's "Mommie Dearest") made a good point when she quipped, "It's better to play a maid than BE a maid." Maybe daughter Dorothy used the same logic years later when she decided to PLAY a slave in "Tomango"...or maybe it was a simple choice "to work or not to work" since DD was offered no leading roles after "Carmen". There was just no decent work for a beautiful colored girl in Hollywood in those days and things haven't really changed that much. Halle Berry, Dorothy Dandridge reincarnated, still faces and fights racism and typecasting at the myth factory. Why doesn't MGM release this dud solely for avid Dandrige fans like me who would gobble it up? I also look forward to seeing a restored "Tomango" and "Porgy and Bess" on DVD. Other Dandridge movies that have not been released on DVD include "Blues for a Junkman"(TV)/"Murder Men"(European version w/nude scenes)" "The Decks Ran Red" "Bright Road" "Four Shall Die" "Malaga" and "Marco Polo".
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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mord på en död
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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