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