6.8The Man with a Cloak · 1951
The Man with a Cloak (1951) is a Crime / Drama / Mystery film directed by Fletcher Markle, starring Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern.
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
6.8Overview
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.
Cast
Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron, Joe De Santis, Jim Backus, Margaret Wycherly, Richard Hale
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What is "The Man with a Cloak" about?
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.
When was "The Man with a Cloak" released?
The Man with a Cloak was released in 1951.
Who stars in "The Man with a Cloak"?
The cast includes Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron.
