The Man with a Cloak
“What strange hold did this man have over the lives of these two beautiful women ?”
1951•NR•1h 24m•6.8•Released
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
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.
Director
Fletcher Markle
Writer
Frank Fenton
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
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
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Stephen Ames
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