The Man with a Cloak (1951)
What strange hold did this man have over the lives of these two beautiful women ?
84 min
Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
- Release date
- November 27, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States
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Cast
- Joseph Cotten as Dupin
- Barbara Stanwyck as Lorna Bounty
- Louis Calhern as Charles Francois Thevenet
- Leslie Caron as Madeline Minot
- Joe De Santis as Joseph Martin
- Jim Backus as Flaherty
- Margaret Wycherly as Emma Flynn
- Richard Hale as Durand
- Nicholas Joy as Dr. Roland
- Roy Roberts as Policeman
- Mitchell Lewis as Waiter
- Jean Inness as Landlady
- Francis Pierlot as Pharmacist
Crew
- Fletcher Markle · Director
- Frank Fenton · Writer
- John Dickson Carr · Writer
- Stephen Ames · Producer
- David Raksin · Composer
- George J. Folsey · Cinematographer
- Newell P. Kimlin · Editor