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