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Tales of Manhattan is a 1942 American anthology film with six stories linked by a cursed tailcoat. The film stars Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, and others in a series of comedic and dramatic vignettes.
Tales of Manhattan: Directed by Julien Duvivier. With Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda. A formal tailcoat that gets passed from one owner to another affects each life in a significant way.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Julien Duvivier
- 1943-03-15
Tales of Manhattan is a must see. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my fav and best anthol films of the 1940s! Rated 5/5 ...
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- Julien Duvivier
- Comedy
- Charles Boyer
A cursed tail coat affects the lives of six owners in different stories, from romance to comedy to drama. See the cast, crew, trivia, and user reviews of this classic anthology film.
Tales of Manhattan is a 1942 American anthology film directed by Julien Duvivier. Thirteen writers, including Ben Hecht, Alan Campbell, Ferenc Molnár, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Donald Ogden Stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Based on the Mexican writer Francisco Rojas González's novel, Historia de un frac , which he was not credited for, the stories follow a black formal tailcoat cursed by a cutter as it goes from owner to owner, in five otherwise unconnected stories.
A comedy film with four stories linked by a wedding ring, featuring Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda and others. See the full list of actors, writers, directors and other crew members on IMDb.
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Tales of Manhattan marked the last film appearance of actor/singer Paul Robeson, although his singing voice was featured in the 1954 East German film Das Lied der Ströme. According to a September 23, 1942 New York Times article, Robeson announced he was "through with Hollywood until movie magnates found some other way to portray the Negro besides the usual 'plantation hallelujah shouters.'"
