Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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- Passed
- 1h 58min
- Comedy, Drama
- 15 Mar 1943 (Portugal)
- Movie
A formal tailcoat that gets passed from one owner to another affects each life in a significant way.
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Awards:
- 7 wins.
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Cast verified as complete
| Charles Boyer | ... |
Paul Orman
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| Rita Hayworth | ... |
Ethel Halloway
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| Ginger Rogers | ... |
Diane
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| Henry Fonda | ... |
George
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| Charles Laughton | ... |
Charles Smith
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| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Avery L. 'Larry' Browne
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| Paul Robeson | ... |
Luke
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| Ethel Waters | ... |
Esther
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| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... |
Reverend Lazarus
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| Thomas Mitchell | ... |
John Halloway
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| Eugene Pallette | ... |
Luther
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| Cesar Romero | ... |
Harry Wilson
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| Gail Patrick | ... |
Ellen
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| Roland Young | ... |
Edgar
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| Marion Martin | ... |
'Squirrel'
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| Elsa Lanchester | ... |
Elsa (Mrs Charles) Smith
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| Victor Francen | ... |
Arturo Bellini
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| George Sanders | ... |
Williams
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| James Gleason | ... |
Joe
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| Harry Davenport | ... |
Professor Lyons
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| J. Carrol Naish | ... |
Burglar
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Hall Johnson Choir | ... |
Offscreen Singers (Robeson sequence)
(as The Hall Johnson Choir)
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| Frank Orth | ... |
Secondhand Clothes Dealer (Rogers sequence)
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| Christian Rub | ... |
Cello Player (Laughton sequence)
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| Sig Arno | ... |
Piccolo Player (Laughton sequence)
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| James Rennie | ... |
H.R. 'Hank' Bronson (Robinson sequence)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
'Soupy' Davis (Robinson sequence)
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| Morris Ankrum | ... |
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
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| Donald Douglas | ... |
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence)
(as Don Douglas)
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| Mae Marsh | ... |
Molly (Robinson sequence)
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| Clarence Muse | ... |
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
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| George Reed | ... |
Christopher (Robeson sequence)
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| Cordell Hickman | ... |
Little Nicodemus (Robeson sequence)
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Paul Renay | ... |
'Spud' Johnson (Robinson sequence)
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Barbara Lynn | ... |
Mary (Robinson sequence)
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| Adeline De Walt Reynolds | ... |
Elsa's Old Mother (Laughton sequence)
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| Helene Reynolds | ... |
Actress (Boyer sequence)
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Alban | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Rene Austin | ... |
Susan (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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Olive Ball | ... |
Shantytown Woman (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Monica Bannister | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Bonnie Bannon | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Don Beddoe | ... |
Whistler (uncredited)
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Jerry Bergen | ... |
Little Man (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Joseph E. Bernard | ... |
Wally, the Postman (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Edward Biby | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ted Billings | ... |
Man at City Mission (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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| William A. Boardway | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Buster Brodie | ... |
Call Boy (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Whistler at Mission (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Mr. Martelli (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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Rita Christiani | ... |
Young woman in Embrace (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Mr. Langehanke (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Spectator at Concert (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Frank Dae | ... |
Elderly Man (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Marcel Dalio | ... |
2nd Salesman at Santelli's (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Frank Darien | ... |
Elsa's Old Father (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Sayre Dearing | ... |
Man at Reunion (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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Hazel Dohlman | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Maggie Dorsey | ... |
Woman (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Margaret Dumont | ... |
Mme. Langehanke (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Dot Farley | ... |
Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| W.C. Fields | ... |
Professor Pufflewhistle (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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Alberta Gary | ... |
Shantytown Woman (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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Slim Gaut | ... |
Man at City Mission (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Charles H. Gray | ... |
Rod (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Robert Greig | ... |
Lazar the Tailor (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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| Jester Hairston | ... |
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Stuart Hall | ... |
Reunion Guest (uncredited)
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| William Halligan | ... |
Oliver Webb (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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| Rondo Hatton | ... |
Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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Joe Hinds | ... |
Man at City Mission (uncredited)
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| Esther Howard | ... |
Woman Bumming Cigarette from Joe (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Philip Hurlic | ... |
Jeff (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| William Irving | ... |
Victim of Drink (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Frank Jaquet | ... |
Oboist (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Jack W. Johnston | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| John Kelly | ... |
Burglar (Robeson sequence) / Driver (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Gambling House Patron (uncredited)
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| Colin Kenny | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Ella Mae Lashley | ... |
Woman (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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Johnny Lee | ... |
Shantytown Carpenter (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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Connie Leon | ... |
Mary (Rogers sequence) (uncredited)
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Max Linder | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Pat McKee | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Charles Meakin | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Man at Reunion (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Bert Moorhouse | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Forbes Murray | ... |
Dignified Man (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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Lonnie Nichols | ... |
Brad (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Edgar Norton | ... |
Jessup - Langehanke's Butler (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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Tom O'Grady | ... |
Concert Latecomer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Doorman at Gambling Casino (uncredited)
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| Alexander Pollard | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Paul Power | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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Catherine Price | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Fred Rapport | ... |
Concertgoer (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Cyril Ring | ... |
Assistant Tailor (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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| Dewey Robinson | ... |
Charles Smith's Bullying Boss (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Loretta Russell | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Archie Savage | ... |
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Phil Silvers | ... |
1st Salesman at Santelli's (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Ted Stanhope | ... |
Henderson's Chauffeur (Robinson sequence) (uncredited)
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Count Stefenelli | ... |
Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Assistant Tailor (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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| Charles Tannen | ... |
Pilot (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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Curly Twiford | ... |
Bird Man (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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Laura Vaughn | ... |
Woman (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Party Guest (Fields sequence) (uncredited)
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| Blue Washington | ... |
Shantytown Man (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Orman's Bespectacled Agent (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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Eric Wilton | ... |
Halloway's Butler (Boyer sequence) (uncredited)
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| Will Wright | ... |
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Julien Duvivier | ||
Written by
| Ben Hecht | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Ferenc Molnár | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Donald Ogden Stewart | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Alan Campbell | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Ladislas Fodor | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| László Vadnay | ... | (original story and screenplay) (as L. Vadnai) & |
| László Görög | ... | (original story and screenplay) (as L. Gorog) & |
| Lamar Trotti | ... | (original story and screenplay) & |
| Henry Blankfort | ... | (original story and screenplay) |
| Buster Keaton | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Billy Wilder | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Edmund Beloin | ... | (restored sequence) (uncredited) |
| Walter Reisch | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Robert Katscher | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Melchior Lengyel | ... | () (uncredited) |
| William Morrow | ... | (restored sequence) (uncredited) |
| Lajos Juhász | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Boris Morros | ... | producer |
| Samuel Rheiner | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Sam Spiegel | ... | producer (as S.P. Eagle) |
Music by
| Sol Kaplan | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph Walker | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Bischoff | ||
| Gene Fowler Jr. | ... | (uncredited) (restored sequence) |
Art Direction by
| Richard Day | ||
| Boris Leven | ||
Set Decoration by
| Thomas Little | ||
Costume Design by
| Irene | ||
| Bernard Newman | ||
| Dolly Tree | ||
| Gwen Wakeling | ||
| Oleg Cassini | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Guy Pearce | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Joseph H. Nadel | ... | unit manager (as J.H. Nadel) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert Stillman | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Phil D'Esco | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| W.D. Flick | ... | sound |
| Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | orchestrator |
| Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestrator |
| Jester Hairston | ... | arranger: In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' |
| Hall Johnson | ... | vocal arranger |
| Edward Paul | ... | musical director |
| Clarence Wheeler | ... | orchestrator |
Additional Crew
| Don Brodie | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Alan Campbell | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
| Malcolm St. Clair | ... | director: restored sequence (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1942) (United States) (theatrical) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1942) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Epoca (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1996) (United States) (VHS) (including W.C. Fields episode)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (20th Century Fox Cinema Archives)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2013) (United States) (DVD) (excluding W.C. Fields episode)
- Central (1946) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1944) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Jeunesse kikaku (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK Sôgô (1968) (Japan) (tv) (dubbed version)
- NHK-BS2 (1994) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An actor, Paul Orman, is accidentally told that his new, custom made tail coat has been cursed and it will bring misfortune to all who wear it. As the 4 succeeding wearers of the coat discover, misfortune can often lead to truth.
Written by Richard Blinkal |
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| Taglines | An Experience You'll never forget ! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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| Budget | $1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | W.C. Fields appeared in a chapter which was cut from the final theatrical version. It had been restored to the 1996 VHS version. Also in the segment are Margaret Dumont Marcel Dalio, and Phil Silvers. However, when it was later on released in DVD, the Fields segment was deleted again. See more » |
| Goofs | Even though the audience has seen a close-up of Charles Boyer's bullet wound behind the left side of his jacket, when he turns to say goodbye to Mitchell and Hayworth the left side of the jacket lifts, and there is no bloodstain. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Morale Victory (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Perpetual Motion (Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The following contains a restored sequence starring W.C. Fields which was not included in the original theatrical release of "Tales of Manhattan." See more » |
| Quotes |
Paul Orman:
What did you want to say about guns, Mr. Halloway? John Halloway: Ever use 'em? Paul Orman: Yes, on the stage. Paul Orman: Shoot 'em? John Halloway: On the stage. John Halloway: Not real bullets? Paul Orman: No. John Halloway: Just blanks, eh? Paul Orman: Yes, only blanks. We actors prefer them. See more » |