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6.3/10 • 32

1942-08-051h 58m

DramaComedyRomance

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Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.

Directors
Julien Duvivier
Writters
Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, László Görög, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ferenc Molnár, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti, László Vadnay
Editors
Henry Blankfort, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, László Görög, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ferenc Molnár, Donald Ogden Stewart, Lamar Trotti, László Vadnay, Robert Bischoff

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  1. Charles Boyer

    Charles Boyer

    Paul Orman

  2. Rita Hayworth

    Rita Hayworth

    Ethel Halloway

  3. Ginger Rogers

    Ginger Rogers

    Diane

  4. Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    George

  5. Charles Laughton

    Charles Laughton

    Charles Smith

  6. Edward G. Robinson

    Edward G. Robinson

    Avery L. 'Larry' Browne

  7. Paul Robeson

    Paul Robeson

    Luke

  8. Ethel Waters

    Ethel Waters

    Esther

  9. Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    Rev. Lazarus

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CinemaSerf

Jun 26, 2022

7/10

A portmanteau of stories based around a formal dinner jacket that has been cursed by it's tailor... When it starts off it's travels at the home of debonair Charles Boyer, it seems to start to influence his rather complex life with Rita Hayworth before moving onto and into the lives of Henry Fonda, Ginger Rogers and Cesar Romero. Once it has finished there, it becomes the property of aspiring composer Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester thence onto Edward G. Robinson; a down-on-his luck lawyer before finally being stolen and used in a heist that sees it end up the property of some very, very poor depression-struck African Americans. The coat is the thread (no pun, intended) linking the themes of greed, ambition, deceit, lies, love, aspiration and decency; but it also has some morals of it's own. As with many a talisman, it supports the good and delivers evil on those deserving - and the five stories, especially Laughton and Robinson's are short but engaging reviews of the aspirations and sins of it's owners. The Fonda/Rogers story is a bit far fetched, and a bit too too long, but the other four deliver a succinct, quite punchily written, message that make this an interesting anthology of the best and worst of us all.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
scarecrowanthologyreunionmurderlawyertail coat