Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

118 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 5, 1942

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.

Tales of Manhattan

118 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Aug. 5, 1942

Tales of Manhattan
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Tales of Manhattan
Directors Julien Duvivier
Writers László Görög, László Vadnay, Henry Blankfort, Ladislas Fodor, Alan Campbell, Samuel Hoffenstein, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti, Ferenc Molnár, Ben Hecht

Cast

Charles Boyer

as Paul Orman

Rita Hayworth

as Ethel Halloway

Ginger Rogers

as Diane

Henry Fonda

as George

Charles Laughton

as Charles Smith

Edward G. Robinson

as Avery L. 'Larry' Browne

Paul Robeson

as Luke

Ethel Waters

as Esther

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Rev. Lazarus

Thomas Mitchell

as John Halloway

Eugene Pallette

as Luther - Orman's butler

Cesar Romero

as Harry Wilson

Gail Patrick

as Ellen - Diane's friend

Roland Young

as Edgar - Wilson's butler

Marion Martin

as 'Squirrel' Grey

Elsa Lanchester

as Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith

Victor Francen

as Arturo Bellini - Symphony conductor

George Sanders

as Williams

James Gleason

as Joe - Mission Aid Society

Harry Davenport

as Prof. Lyons

J. Carrol Naish

as Burglar - Robber #1

W.C. Fields

as Professor Pufflewhistle

Morris Ankrum

as Judge / Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)

Frank Orth

as Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)

Christian Rub

as Cello Player (Laughton sequence)

James Rennie

as H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)

Harry Hayden

as 'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)

Donald Douglas

as 'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)

Mae Marsh

as Molly (Robinson sequence)

Clarence Muse

as Grandpa (Robeson sequence)

George Reed

as Christopher (Robeson sequence)

Cordell Hickman

as Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)

Paul Renay

as 'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)

Barbara Lynn

as Mary (Robinson sequence)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds

as Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)

Helene Reynolds

as Actress (Boyer sequence)

Phil Silvers

as First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)

Marcel Dalio

as Second Salesman at Sandelli's (uncredited)

Margaret Dumont

as Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)

Rondo Hatton

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Blue Washington

as Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)

Will Wright

as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)