The Story of Mankind

The Story of Mankind

100 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Nov. 8, 1957

The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.

The Story of Mankind

100 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Nov. 8, 1957

The Story of Mankind
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Cambridge Productions
Original title The Story of Mankind
Directors Irwin Allen
Writers Henrik Van Loon, Irwin Allen, Charles Bennett

Cast

Ronald Colman

as The Spirit of Man

Hedy Lamarr

as Joan of Arc

Groucho Marx

as Peter Minuit

Harpo Marx

as Sir Isaac Newton

Chico Marx

as Monk

Virginia Mayo

as Cleopatra

Agnes Moorehead

as Queen Elizabeth I

Vincent Price

as Mr. Scratch / The Devil

Peter Lorre

as Nero

Charles Coburn

as Hippocrates

Cedric Hardwicke

as High Judge

Cesar Romero

as Spanish Envoy

John Carradine

as Khufu

Dennis Hopper

as Napoleon Bonaparte

Marie Wilson

as Marie Antoinette

Helmut Dantine

as Marc Antony

Edward Everett Horton

as Sir Walter Raleigh

Reginald Gardiner

as William Shakespeare

Marie Windsor

as Josephine Bonaparte

George E. Stone

as Waiter

Cathy O'Donnell

as Early Christian Woman

Franklin Pangborn

as Marquis de Varennes

Melville Cooper

as Major Domo

Henry Daniell

as Pierre Cauchon - Bishop of Beauvais

Jim Ameche

as Alexander Graham Bell

Nick Cravat

as Devil's Apprentice

David Bond

as Early Christian

Dani Crayne

as Helen of Troy

Richard H. Cutting

as Court Attendant

Anthony Dexter

as Christopher Columbus

Melinda Marx

as Early Christian Child

Don Megowan

as Early Man

Austin Green

as Abraham Lincoln

Reginald Sheffield

as Julius Caesar

Bobby Watson

as Adolf Hitler

Creighton Hale

as Heavenly Judge (uncredited)

Angelo Rossitto

as Dwarf in Nero's Court (uncredited)

Marvin Miller

as Amarna