Tales of Manhattan
An Experience You'll never forget !
1942 | 118m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Julien Duvivier |
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| Writer: | Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, László Görög, László Vadnay, Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ferenc Molnár, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti |
| 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: | Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, László Görög, László Vadnay, Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ferenc Molnár, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Drama |
| Keywords | scarecrow, anthology, reunion, murder, lawyer, tail coat |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 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 | Larry Browne |
| Paul Robeson | Luke |
| Ethel Waters | Esther |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Reverend Lazarus |
| Thomas Mitchell | John Halloway |
| Eugene Pallette | Luther |
| Cesar Romero | Harry Wilson |
| Gail Patrick | Ellen |
| Roland Young | Edgar |
| Marion Martin | Squirrel |
| Elsa Lanchester | Mrs. Smith |
| Victor Francen | Arturo Bellini |
| George Sanders | Williams |
| James Gleason | Father Joe |
| Harry Davenport | Professor Lyons |
| J. Carrol Naish | Costello |
| Hall Johnson | Hall Johnson |
| Frank Orth | Secondhand Clothes Dealer |
| Christian Rub | Wilson |
| Sig Arno | Piccolo Player |
| James Rennie | Hank Bronson |
| Harry Hayden | David |
| Morris Ankrum | Judge |
| Donald Douglas | Henderson |
| Mae Marsh | Molly |
| Clarence Muse | Grandpa |
| George H. Reed | Christopher |
| Cordell Hickman | Nicodemus |
| Paul Renay | Spud Johnson |
| Barbara Lynn | Mary |
| Adeline De Walt Reynolds | Grandmother |
| Helene Reynolds | Actress |
| W.C. Fields | Professor Pufflewhistle (uncredited) |
| Phil Silvers | Salesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited) |
| Marcel Dalio | Salesman at Santelli's #2 (uncredited) |
| Margaret Dumont | Mme. Langehanke (uncredited) |
| Rondo Hatton | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Blue Washington | Shantytown Man (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Old Concertgoer (uncredited) |
| Hazel Dohlman | Concertgoer (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Concertgoer (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Reunion Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Julien Duvivier | Director |
| Ladislas Fodor | Writer |
| Ben Hecht | Writer |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Writer |
| Ferenc Molnár | Writer |
| Donald Ogden Stewart | Writer |
| Lamar Trotti | Writer |
| Boris Leven | Art Direction |
| Irene | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Boris Morros | Producer |
| Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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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.