The production only recouped 50% of its investment but Coppel earned a reported $54,000 in royalties from the Broadway run plus $60,000 from the sale of the movie rights.
[4] In London, Ian Carmichael and Moira Lister were the stars of the West End production, directed by Anthony Sharp.
The French film Jo, released in 1971 and starring Louis de Funès and Claude Gensac, was also based on the play.
Another French version, this time for TV - Une femme dans les bras, un cadavre sur le dos, with Jean Lefebvre and Blanche Ravalec - appeared in 1995.
[6] A one-hour radio adaptation by Patricia Mays was first broadcast by BBC World Service on 6 August 1978, starring Phil Brown, Pat Starr, and Ed Bishop.