The Man with a Cloak (1951)
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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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, (more)
- Director(s):
- Fletcher Markle
Synopsis of The Man with a Cloak
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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man with a Cloak
- Joseph Cotten - Dupin
- Louis Calhern - Thevent
- Joe de Santis - Martin
- Margaret Wycherly - Mrs. Flynn
- Nicholas Joy - Dr. Roland
- Mitchell Lewis - Waiter
- Charles Watts
- Robin Winans
- Phil Dunham
- Francis Pierlot - Pharmacist
- Rudy Lee
- Cameron A. Grant - Quartet
- Barbara Stanwyck - Lorna Bounty
- Leslie Caron - Madeline Minot
- Jim Backus - Flaherty
- Richard Hale - Durand
- Roy Roberts - Policeman
- Helen Eby-Rock - Angry Woman
- Dan Foster - Clerk
- Duke Johnson - Juggler
- Hank Worden - Driver
- James Logan
- Jean Innes - Landlady
- Director(s):
- Fletcher Markle
- Writer(s):
- Frank Fenton, Frank Fenton
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Ames
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