▁in ▁March ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁movie ▁contract ▁from ▁Universal ▁Studios . ▁ ▁Rand ▁act ively ▁pushed ▁for ▁Walter ▁P idge on ▁to ▁be ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" G uts " ▁Reg an . ▁Wood s ▁object ed ▁at ▁first , ▁but ▁eventually ▁gave ▁P idge on ▁the ▁part . ▁As ▁with ▁N olan , ▁review ers ▁approved ▁the ▁choice . ▁P idge on ▁left ▁the ▁production ▁after ▁about ▁a ▁month ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁another ▁play , ▁There ' s ▁Wis dom ▁in ▁Women . ▁Despite ▁Rand ' s ▁ob jections , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁William ▁B ake well ; ▁Rand ▁recommended ▁Morgan ▁Con way , ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁in ▁Woman ▁on ▁Tri al . ▁ ▁D ram atic ▁analysis ▁ ▁J ury ▁element ▁ ▁The ▁selection ▁of ▁a ▁j ury ▁from ▁the ▁play ' s ▁audience ▁was ▁the ▁primary ▁dram atic ▁innov ation ▁of ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th . ▁It ▁created ▁concerns ▁among ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁produ cers ▁who ▁considered ▁and ▁rejected ▁the ▁play . ▁Although ▁Wood s ▁liked ▁the ▁idea , ▁Hay den ▁wor ried ▁it ▁would ▁destroy ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁ill usion ; ▁he ▁fe ared ▁audience ▁members ▁might ▁refuse ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁Success ful ▁j ury ▁se lections ▁during ▁pre views ▁indicated ▁this ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁problem . ▁This ▁criticism ▁diss ip ated ▁following ▁the ▁play ' s ▁success ; ▁it ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁" j ury ▁g imm ick ". ▁ ▁The ▁play ' s