Rent Tales of Manhattan (1942)
3.7 of 5 from 63 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
The hero of Julien Vuvivier's film is an expensive dress coat, which affects the fortunes and misfortunes of all who wear it. In these five sumptuous vignettes set for the most part in New York, the black formal coat is the only linking device. We first come across the coat in short noir about a matinee idol (Charles Boyer) embroiled in a love triangle with a callous woman (Rita Hayworth) and her sadistic husband. Time second is a comical tale starring Ginger Rogers, Cesar Romero and Henry Fonda about a love cheat and his best friend. The third is a tearjerker with Charles Laughton as an amateur musician yearning to play in an orchestra. Edward G. Robinson stars in the fourth as a down-and-out lawyer who reluctantly attends his college reunion. Paul Robeson stars in the final fable, which concludes the coat's journey. - Actors:
- Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson, Rita Hayworth, Cesar Romero, Henry Fonda, Eugene Pallette, Paul Robeson, Ginger Rogers, Charles Boyer, Ethel Waters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Thomas Mitchell, Roland Young, Elsa Lanchester, George Sanders, James Gleason, Harry Davenport, Mae Marsh, Clarence Muse, Adeline De Walt Reynolds
- Directors:
- Julien Duvivier
- Producers:
- Boris Morros, Sam Spiegel
- Writers:
- Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ferenc Molnár, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti, László Vadnay
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, All the Twos: 1902-62, Films & TV by topic, Fred and Ginger: Duets and Solos, Getting to Know: Denzel Washington, Paramount's Laughing Thirties, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Billy Wilder
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