Tales of Manhattan
An Experience You'll never forget !
1942 | 118m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Julien Duvivier |
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| Writer: | Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht, Donald Ogden Stewart, Samuel Hoffenstein, Lamar Trotti, Ferenc Molnár, Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, László Görög, László Vadnay |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 05, 1942 |
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| Director: | Julien Duvivier |
| Writer: | Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht, Donald Ogden Stewart, Samuel Hoffenstein, Lamar Trotti, Ferenc Molnár, Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, László Görög, László Vadnay |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | scarecrow, anthology, reunion, murder, lawyer, tail coat |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Rondo Hatton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited) |
| Hazel Dohlman | Concertgoer (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Concertgoer (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Reunion Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julien Duvivier | Director |
| Ladislas Fodor | Writer |
| Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Donald Ogden Stewart | Writer |
| Boris Leven | Art Direction |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Writer |
| Lamar Trotti | Writer |
| Irene | Costume Design |
| Ferenc Molnár | Writer |
| Henry Blankfort | Writer |
| Alan Campbell | Writer |
| László Görög | Writer |
| László Vadnay | Writer |
| Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
| Robert Bischoff | Editor |
| Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Bernard Newman | Costume Design |
| Dolly Tree | Costume Design |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Boris Morros | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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A portmanteau of stories based around a formal dinner jacket that has been cursed by it's tailor... When it starts off it's travels at the home of debonair Charles Boyer, it seems to start to influence his rather complex life with Rita Hayworth before moving onto and into the lives of Henry Fonda, G ... inger Rogers and Cesar Romero. Once it has finished there, it becomes the property of aspiring composer Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester thence onto Edward G. Robinson; a down-on-his luck lawyer before finally being stolen and used in a heist that sees it end up the property of some very, very poor depression-struck African Americans. The coat is the thread (no pun, intended) linking the themes of greed, ambition, deceit, lies, love, aspiration and decency; but it also has some morals of it's own. As with many a talisman, it supports the good and delivers evil on those deserving - and the five stories, especially Laughton and Robinson's are short but engaging reviews of the aspirations and sins of it's owners. The Fonda/Rogers story is a bit far fetched, and a bit too too long, but the other four deliver a succinct, quite punchily written, message that make this an interesting anthology of the best and worst of us all.