Tales of Manhattan
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.
Release Date
August 5, 1942Runtime
118 minRating
NRDirected by
Julien DuvivierWritten by
Ben Hecht, Ladislas Fodor, Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, László Görög, Samuel Hoffenstein, Donald Ogden Stewart, Ferenc Molnár, Lamar Trotti, László VadnayLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Charles Boyer
Paul Orman
Rita Hayworth
Ethel Halloway
Ginger Rogers
Diane
Henry Fonda
George
Charles Laughton
Charles Smith
Edward G. Robinson
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Paul Robeson
Luke
Ethel Waters
Esther
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rev. Lazarus
Thomas Mitchell
John Halloway
Eugene Pallette
Luther - Orman's butler
Cesar Romero
Harry Wilson
Gail Patrick
Ellen - Diane's friend
Roland Young
Edgar - Wilson's butler
Marion Martin
'Squirrel' Grey
Elsa Lanchester
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
Victor Francen
Arturo Bellini - Symphony conductor
George Sanders
Williams
James Gleason
Joe - Mission Aid Society
Harry Davenport
Prof. Lyons
J. Carrol Naish
Burglar - Robber #1
W.C. Fields
Professor Pufflewhistle
Morris Ankrum
Judge
Frank Orth
Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
Christian Rub
Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
James Rennie
H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
Harry Hayden
'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
Morris Ankrum
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
Donald Douglas
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
Mae Marsh
Molly (Robinson sequence)
Clarence Muse
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
Cordell Hickman
Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)
Helene Reynolds
Actress (Boyer sequence)
Phil Silvers
First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
Second Salesman at Sandelli's (uncredited)
Margaret Dumont
Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
Rondo Hatton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
Will Wright
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Concertgoer (uncredited)Images
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