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Tales of Manhattan

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As a formal black jacket gets passed on from person to person, these stories set in New York City follow the lives of the coat's owners. Actor Paul Orman (Charles Boyer) gets involved with the beautiful Ethel (Rita Hayworth), while Diane (Ginger Rogers) and George (Henry Fonda) begin a romance in the subsequent story. Later tales focus on an aspiring conductor (Charles Laughton), a homeless man (Edward G. Robinson) and a struggling black couple (Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters).

Critics Reviews

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T.H. Evans Baillie Guardian 06/03/2021
We are left with, in effect, a series of well-acted playlets in which we make, and lose all too rapidly, the acquaintance of the coat's wearers. Go to Full Review Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial 09/17/2019
An exceptional and magnificent movie; its story and development are very original. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 01/22/2013
B+
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/03/2008
B-
Charming episodic urban comedy drama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Marshall H Jan 23 An amazing and unique film. Rita Hayworth at her absoulutely most beautiful. Henry Fonda and Ginger Rogers wonderfully funny. Laughton and Robinson truly moving (that's acting!). W.C. Fields hilarious, and Paul Robeson magnificent. I loved every second of it! See more RICHARD S Dec 24 What a cast! Uneven episodes, but all of them worth watching. Hayworth, so lovely to look at, but still learning how to act. Fonda and Rogers are brilliant teaming. Roginson's piece is excellent - great acting chops! The darkee episode was very awkward. See more Steve D 05/27/2023 A lot of talent to produce not a lot. See more 02/12/2022 Cute little movie with lots of big names (for the time). Reminds me of the Gary Marshall holiday movies where all the characters are connected in some way. See more 01/12/2021 Ehh, it's okay, liked Rita's character at the beginning See more 10/18/2019 Fantastic heartwarming movie See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Julien Duvivier

Director

Charles Boyer

Paul Orman

Rita Hayworth

Ethel Halloway

Edward G. Robinson

Avery L. "Larry" Browne

Henry Fonda

George

Ginger Rogers

Diane
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Movie Info

Synopsis As a formal black jacket gets passed on from person to person, these stories set in New York City follow the lives of the coat's owners. Actor Paul Orman (Charles Boyer) gets involved with the beautiful Ethel (Rita Hayworth), while Diane (Ginger Rogers) and George (Henry Fonda) begin a romance in the subsequent story. Later tales focus on an aspiring conductor (Charles Laughton), a homeless man (Edward G. Robinson) and a struggling black couple (Paul Robeson, Ethel Waters).
Director
Julien Duvivier
Producer
Boris Morros, Sam Spiegel
Screenwriter
Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 1942, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 58m