The Man with a Cloak
What strange hold did this man have over the lives of these two beautiful women ?
1951 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Fletcher Markle |
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| Writer: | Frank Fenton, John Dickson Carr |
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| 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: | Nov 27, 1951 |
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| Director: | Fletcher Markle |
| Writer: | Frank Fenton, John Dickson Carr |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | new york city, dying man, film noir, inheritance, last will and testament, old man, housekeeper, frenchwoman, estranged family member, rich man, crooked butler, 19th century, murder plot, 1840s |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 27, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joseph Cotten | Dupin |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Lorna Bounty |
| Louis Calhern | Charles Theverner |
| Leslie Caron | Madeline Minot |
| Joe De Santis | Martin, the butler |
| Jim Backus | Flaherty |
| Margaret Wycherly | Mrs. Flynn, the housekeeper |
| Richard Hale | Durand, the lawyer |
| Nicholas Joy | Dr. Roland |
| Roy Roberts | Policeman |
| Mitchell Lewis | Zack, the waiter |
| Jean Inness | Landlady |
| Francis Pierlot | Pharmacist |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Fenton | Writer |
| John Dickson Carr | Story |
| David Raksin | Original Music Composer |
| Newell P. Kimlin | Editor |
| George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Fletcher Markle | Director |
| Walter Plunkett | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Ames | Producer |
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