Film

The Man with a Cloak

1951 · 1h 24m · Crime · Drama · Mystery

What strange hold did this man have over the lives of these two beautiful women ?

IMDb

6.6

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.

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

Melba Snowden

Party Chorus Dancer

• Fletcher MarkleDirector
• Frank FentonWriter
• John Dickson CarrStory
• Stephen AmesProducer
• George J. FolseyDirector of Photography
• David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
• Newell P. KimlinEditor

Release date

November 27, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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