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