Tales of Manhattan
Drama | Comedy
Release Date
August 5, 1942
Duration
118 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Paul Orman
Charles Boyer
Ethel Halloway
Rita Hayworth
Diane
Ginger Rogers
George
Henry Fonda
Charles Smith
Charles Laughton
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
Edward G. Robinson
Luke
Paul Robeson
Esther
Ethel Waters
Rev. Lazarus
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
John Halloway
Thomas Mitchell
Luther - Orman's butler
Eugene Pallette
Harry Wilson
Cesar Romero
Ellen - Diane's friend
Gail Patrick
Edgar - Wilson's butler
Roland Young
'Squirrel' Grey
Marion Martin
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
Elsa Lanchester
Arturo Bellini - Symphony conductor
Victor Francen
Williams
George Sanders
Joe - Mission Aid Society
James Gleason
Prof. Lyons
Harry Davenport
Burglar - Robber #1
J. Carrol Naish
Professor Pufflewhistle
W.C. Fields
Judge
Morris Ankrum
Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
Frank Orth
Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
Christian Rub
H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
James Rennie
'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
Harry Hayden
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
Morris Ankrum
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
Donald Douglas
Molly (Robinson sequence)
Mae Marsh
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
Clarence Muse
Christopher (Robeson sequence)
George H. Reed
Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)
Cordell Hickman
'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)
Paul Renay
Mary (Robinson sequence)
Barbara Lynn
Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Actress (Boyer sequence)
Helene Reynolds
First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
Phil Silvers
Second Salesman at Sandelli's (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
Margaret Dumont
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rondo Hatton
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
Blue Washington
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Will Wright
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Concertgoer (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Reunion Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
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