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The Man with a Cloak (1951)
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8 September 1952 (Sweden)
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In 1848, a young Frenchwoman, Madeline Minot, goes to New York City to see Thevenet, the grandfather of her fiance...
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Butler
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Old Man
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New York City
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Housekeeper
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Maid
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Intriguing but unsatisfying Victorian-style film noir...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Joseph Cotten | ... | Dupin | |
| Barbara Stanwyck | ... | Lorna Bounty | |
| Louis Calhern | ... | Charles Theverner | |
| Leslie Caron | ... | Madeline Minot | |
| Joe De Santis | ... | Martin, the butler | |
| Jim Backus | ... | Flaherty | |
| Margaret Wycherly | ... | Mrs. Flynn, the housekeeper | |
| Richard Hale | ... | Durand, the lawyer | |
| Nicholas Joy | ... | Dr. Roland | |
| Roy Roberts | ... | Policeman | |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Zack, the waiter |
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84 min | USA:81 min (Turner library print)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Lorna Bounty:
It is difficult for anyone to speak when you listen only to yourself.
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Another Yesterday
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Barbara Stanwyck did most of her film noir in modern detective stories and mostly with some flashy emoting. Here she and Joseph Cotten underplay considerably in what amounts to a tepid melodrama of the gaslight era in Victorian London--dripping with atmosphere but short on any real suspense or conflict. Except for the modest surprise at the conclusion, there is nothing much to recommend here.
A nice cast includes Louis Calhern, Margaret Wycherly and a miscast Leslie Caron as a French waif innocently unaware of the deception until Joseph Cotten helps her get to the root of the mystery surrounding the death of wealthy Louis Calhern. Miss Caron is clearly out of her element in this one.
Calhern makes the most of his role--in fact, the only member of the cast given to a more elaborate style of acting which generates more interest in the lackluster tale than it deserves.
Disappointing considering the talent involved--a slight mystery with an even slighter payoff at the end. Miss Stanwyck is coldly efficient as the housekeeper but the script is too weak for even a strong actress to overcome.