In this 9 minute sequence, phil silvers and marcel dalio played the santelli brothers who owned the used clothing store where fields bought the dinner jacket. Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. Read the full synopsis of tales of manhattan, 1942, directed by julien duvivier, with charles boyer, rita hayworth, ginger rogers, at turner classic movies. She met the actor charles laughton in 1927, and they were married two years later. Margaret dumont played a wealthy woman who hired fields to give a lecture on the. The 20th century fox produced film stars paul robeson, rita hayworth, ginger rogers, henry fonda and ethel waters. Thirteen writers, including ben hecht, alan campbell, ferenc molnar, samuel hoffenstein, and donald ogden stewart, worked on the six stories in this film. Tales of manhattan 1942 changes the movie database. Charles boyers voice was to be used to open the trailer, although a jul 1942 hr news item stated that walter winchell had narrated the trailer. Tales of manahattan 1942 is a movie composed of 5 unrelated short stories, each starring different actors. The movie is a fascinating blend of a and blist performers from a. Saludos amigos 1942 was released it was 42 minutes in length, the shortest disney feature film. The coat moves to another owner, a fanciful tale featuring henry fonda.
Original tales of manhattan 1942 movie poster in vg. Find movie and film cast and crew information for tales of manhattan 1942 julien duvivier on allmovie. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. The only common ingredient is a tail coat which works its way through each story. Tales of manhattan 1942 ginger rogers in tales of manhattan 1942 marcel dalio and phil silvers in tales of manhattan. The ladys husband thomas mitchell shoots boyer, thus the tailcoat is damaged merchandise and sold at a discount to a bridegroom cesar romero. This book contents were structured in the sentences translated from english scenario of this movie to japanese. Tales of manhattan 2008 cast and crew as a formal black jacket gets passed on from person to person, these stories set in new york city follow the lives of the coats owners.
With a room full of successful men, everyone is catching up with what. Charles boyer, rita hayworth, ginger rogers, henry fonda, charles laughton, edward g. According to a 6 oct 1944 hr news item, tales of manhattan was the first film shown to civilians in paris after the city was liberated by the allies. Julien duviviers tales of manhattan 1942 is the starstudded story of a jinxed dress coat, and the. We were young and full of ignorance beautiful final segment. First heard mention of tales of manhattan some weeks ago on a 1942 rebroadcast of the jack benny show. Ethel waters, the matronly esther, shows them a firm hand in directing them to do whats right. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of new york. Full of negro stereotypes, it does give robeson a chance to make a speech. I might add here that this movie brings to mind some of somerset maughams short stories that are on film as well. The poster has the names of the major stars, charles boyer, rita hayworth, ginger rogers, henry fonda, charles laughton, edward g.
Fields were filmed but cut from the movie before release. The only common ingredient is a tail coat which works its way through each story category. Toronto film society presented tales of manhattan 1942 on monday. Julien duviviers tales of manhattan 1942 is the starstudded story of a. Tales of manhattan made in 1942 is an anthology movie comprising four main stories of around twentyfive minutes each, all linked by a supposedly cursed tailored dress coat. Henrys full house with five stories involving a cursed tailcoat as it is transferred from one owner to the next and changes their fortunes in the process except this one is the work of a single director, julien duvivier, which accounts for the. The final manhattan tale, starring paul robeson and eddie rochester anderson, has dialogue that is both amusing and touching at times. Tales of manhattan is a sumptuous multipart film centered around a formal tailcoat. The coat is specially designed for stage actor charles boyer, who wears it during a rendezvous with his lady. Watch tales of manhattan starring charles boyer in this comedy on directv. Its one of those omnibus films like if i had a million or o. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. It was the first time that a record company recorded and released the major parts of a full orchestral score, and marked the start of a movie s soundtrack as a record genre. Tales of manhattan, starring charles boyer, henry fonda, edward.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. A framed mini poster of the 1942 movie tales of manhattan. Click the watch on netflix button to find out if tales of manhattan is playing in your country. Tales of manhattan 1942 directed by julien duvivier. Robinson, paul robesoh, ethel waters, thomas mitchell, dir. Tales of manhattan, starring charles boyer, henry fonda. Sechs schicksale, in osterreich auch bekannt als manhattan ballade originaltitel. This list shows all films released in 1942, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Tales of manhattan is a 1942 american anthology film directed by julien duvivier. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release. Narration for the story was provided by the films star sabu. As a formal black jacket gets passed on from person to person, these stories set in new york city follow the lives of the coats owners. Watch tales of manhattan online stream full movie directv. Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat.
Tales of manhattan could also do without the tailcoat theme because it has plenty of star power, and the actors curious mingling with each other on screen is more than enough to hold our interests. The coat is specially designed for stage actor charles boyer, who wears it. The coat is specially designed for stage actor charles boyer, who wears it during a rendezvous with his lady friend rita hayworth. Ginger rogers part 1of 3 tales of manhattan youtube.
Tales of manhattan 1942 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. For tales of manhattan is one of those rare filmsa tricky departure from the norm, which. Original movie poster for tales of manhattan 1942 11176 original 20th century fox one sheet 27x41. The movie is a stunning curiosity consisting of five 15 minutes vignettes linked by the trope of a wandering tailcoat. The best pormanteau film ive seen from hollywoods golden age, beginning with. Elsa sullivan lanchester 28 october 1902 26 december 1986 was an english actress with a long career in theatre, film and television lanchester studied dance as a child and after the first world war began performing in theatre and cabaret, where she established her career over the following decade. The film itself has good production values, and a very impressive cast. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tales of manhattan near you. Tales of manhattan dvdr 1942 twentieth century fox. Tales of manhattan, starring charles boyer, henry fonda, edward g. Cast and crew credits for tales of manhattan, 1942, directed by julien duvivier, with charles boyer, rita hayworth, ginger rogers, at turner classic movies. Tales of manhattan seis destinos, julien duvivier 1942. Six story anthology film directed by julien duvivier, and developed by thirteen writers to create an extraordinary tale of a cursed coat passing from owner to owner.
878 660 750 149 751 440 1383 726 489 1027 958 1268 1121 722 1603 1010 1283 1447 1284 1062 190 1077 639 592 499 627 773 121 466 665 718 422 274 691 967 784 25 1311 1431 465 903 306 379 252 798 1101