Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan
1942DramaComedyRomance118 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 origin... read more

  • Julien Duvivier

    Director

  • Ben Hecht

    Writer

  • Alan Campbell

    Writer

  • László Görög

    Writer

  • Ladislas Fodor

    Writer

  • Henry Blankfort

    Writer

  • Samuel Hoffenstein

    Writer

  • László Vadnay

    Writer

  • Ferenc Molnár

    Writer

  • Donald Ogden Stewart

    Writer

  • Joseph Walker

    Director of Photography

  • Robert Bischoff

    Editor

  • 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)

  • George H. Reed

    Christopher (Robeson sequence)

  • Cordell Hickman

    Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)

  • Paul Renay

    'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)

  • Barbara Lynn

    Mary (Robinson 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)

    • Runtime

    118 minutes

    Released

    1942-08-05

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    20th Century Fox

    Sound

  • Sol Kaplan

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    36 days ago

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