Movie Description
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Julien Duvivier
- Producer : Sam Spiegel,Boris Morros
- Writer : Ben Hecht,Alan Campbell,László Görög,Ladislas Fodor,Henry Blankfort,Samuel Hoffenstein,László Vadnay,Ferenc Molnár,Donald Ogden Stewart,Lamar Trotti
- Editor : Robert Bischoff
- Cast : Charles Boyer,Rita Hayworth,Ginger Rogers,Henry Fonda,Charles Laughton,Edward G. Robinson,Paul Robeson,Ethel Waters,Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson,Thomas Mitchell,Eugene Pallette,Cesar Romero,Gail Patrick,Roland Young,Marion Martin,Elsa Lanchester,Victor Francen,George Sanders,James Gleason,Harry Davenport,J. Carrol Naish,W.C. Fields,Morris Ankrum,Frank Orth,Christian Rub,James Rennie,Harry Hayden,Morris Ankrum,Donald Douglas,Mae Marsh,Clarence Muse,George H. Reed,Cordell Hickman,Paul Renay,Barbara Lynn,Adeline De Walt Reynolds,Helene Reynolds,Phil Silvers,Marcel Dalio,Margaret Dumont,Rondo Hatton,Blue Washington,Will Wright,Hazel Dohlman,Herschel Graham,Stuart Hall
Cast
Paul Orman
Ethel Halloway
Diane
George
Charles Smith
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Luke
Esther
Rev. Lazarus
John Halloway
Luther - Orman's butler
Harry Wilson
Ellen - Diane's friend
Edgar - Wilson's butler
'Squirrel' Grey
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
Arturo Bellini - Symphony conductor
Williams
Joe - Mission Aid Society
Prof. Lyons
Burglar - Robber #1
Professor Pufflewhistle
Judge
Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
Molly (Robinson sequence)
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
Christopher (Robeson sequence)
Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)
'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)
Mary (Robinson sequence)
Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)
Actress (Boyer sequence)
First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
Second Salesman at Sandelli's (uncredited)
Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Reunion Guest (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleTales of Manhattan
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-08-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 58m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
- Romance
