Summary
Tales of Manhattan is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1942,
directed by Julien Duvivier.
The film stars Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda and Charles Laughton.
It has also been released under the title: Stars Over Manhattan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Julien Duvivier
- Script: Edmund Beloin, Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, László Görög, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Robert Katscher, Buster Keaton, Ferenc Molnár, William Morrow, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti, László Vadnay
- Photo: Joseph Walker
- Music: Sol Kaplan
- Cast: Charles Boyer (Paul Orman), Rita Hayworth (Ethel Halloway), Ginger Rogers (Diane), Henry Fonda (George), Charles Laughton (Charles Smith), Edward G. Robinson (Avery ’Larry’ L. Browne), Paul Robeson (Luke), Ethel Waters (Esther), Eddie ’Rochester’ Anderson (Rev. Lazarus), Thomas Mitchell (John Halloway), Eugene Pallette (Luther), Cesar Romero (Harry Wilson), Gail Patrick (Ellen), Roland Young (Edgar), Marion Martin (Squirrel), Elsa Lanchester (Elsa Smith), Victor Francen (Arturo Bellini), George Sanders (Williams), James Gleason (’Father’ Joe), Harry Davenport (Prof. Lyons), J. Carrol Naish (Costello), Hall Johnson Choir (Themselves), Frank Orth (Secondhand Clothes Dealer), Christian Rub (Wilson), Sig Arno (Piccolo Player), James Rennie (Hank Bronson), Harry Hayden (’Soupy’ Davis), Morris Ankrum (Judge Tom Barnes), Donald Douglas (Henderson), Mae Marsh (Molly)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 118 min
- Aka: Stars Over Manhattan
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