Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Tales of Manhattan
TITLE DETAILS

Tales of Manhattan

1942-08-05 · 118 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Comedy · Romance

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.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Julien Duvivier
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Charles BoyerCharles BoyerPaul Orman
Rita HayworthRita HayworthEthel Halloway
Ginger RogersGinger RogersDiane
Henry FondaHenry FondaGeorge
Charles LaughtonCharles LaughtonCharles Smith
Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonLarry Browne
Paul RobesonPaul RobesonLuke
Ethel WatersEthel WatersEsther
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie 'Rochester' AndersonReverend Lazarus
Thomas MitchellThomas MitchellJohn Halloway
Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteLuther
Cesar RomeroCesar RomeroHarry Wilson
Gail PatrickGail PatrickEllen
Roland YoungRoland YoungEdgar
Marion MartinMarion MartinSquirrel
Elsa LanchesterElsa LanchesterMrs. Smith
Victor FrancenVictor FrancenArturo Bellini
George SandersGeorge SandersWilliams
James GleasonJames GleasonFather Joe
Harry DavenportHarry DavenportProfessor Lyons

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

The Trip to Italy
★ 6.4
The Trip to Italy2014Drama · Comedy

Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern England, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy.

Mr Malcolm's List
★ 5.9
Mr Malcolm's List2022Drama · Comedy · Romance

When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr Jeremy Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
★ 6.1
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey2025Drama · Romance

Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

Flamingo Road
★ 7.0
Flamingo Road1949Drama · Romance

A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

Watching the Detectives
★ 6.3
Watching the Detectives2007Comedy · Romance

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

Afterlife of the Party
★ 6.7
Afterlife of the Party2021Drama · Comedy

A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.

To All the Boys: Always and Forever
★ 7.5
To All the Boys: Always and Forever2021Drama · Comedy · Romance

Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.

Dear Eleanor
★ 5.9
Dear Eleanor2016Drama · Comedy

Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Supercross
★ 6.3
Supercross2005Drama · Romance

Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.

My Brilliant Career
★ 6.2
My Brilliant Career1979Drama · Romance

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

Limelight
★ 7.9
Limelight1952Drama · Comedy · Romance

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

It Runs in the Family
★ 6.0
It Runs in the Family2003Drama · Comedy

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile

Best Man Down
★ 6.6
Best Man Down2012Drama · Comedy

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

The Big Picture
★ 5.9
The Big Picture1989Drama · Comedy · Romance

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.

The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
★ 6.1
The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure2010Comedy · Romance

One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu.

Caught
★ 6.6
Caught1949Drama · Romance

Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.

The Myth of the American Sleepover
★ 6.0
The Myth of the American Sleepover2011Drama · Comedy · Romance

Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer.

Father of the Bride
★ 7.0
Father of the Bride1950Drama · Comedy · Romance

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

Love & Friendship
★ 6.1
Love & Friendship2016Drama · Comedy · Romance

From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans.

The Lost Husband
★ 6.6
The Lost Husband2020Drama · Romance

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.

Similar titles

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
★ 7.3
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining1958Comedy

Kostas (Dinos Iliopoulos), a small-time lawyer is tasked with accompanying Smaro (Smaroula Giouli), a young rich heiress, from the country to Athens where she wants to sell her estate. Kostas though starts a day late and Smaro goes to Athens by herself. In the end after much wandering and misunderstandings Kostas will meet Smaro who will fall in love with him.

Four Rooms
★ 5.9
Four Rooms1995Comedy

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

Dancer in the Dark
★ 7.8
Dancer in the Dark2000Drama

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Crows
★ 6.2
Crows1969Drama

A flat broke aging boxer, living on the verge of existence, teams up with the equally desperate people in the city's suburbia to steal, cheat, and even kill for the money.

The Blue Room
★ 6.0
The Blue Room2014Romance

In their blue hotel room, a clandestine couple of two married lovers plan an impossible future, as death shutters their already frail tranquillity. Now, the noose tightens more and more around innocents and sinners; but, was there a crime?

Sex Can Be Difficult
★ 6.3
Sex Can Be Difficult1962Comedy

A journalist could marry the daughter of a tycoon, but prefers a relationship with a married woman. An attorney renounces her lover by greed. A soldier tries to approach a widow on a train. A German couple looking for adventure mistakingly aim for the wrong target, yet find love.

The Salvation
★ 6.5
The Salvation2014Drama

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

The Actress
★ 7.5
The Actress2011Drama

The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.

Rosemary
★ 5.8
Rosemary1958Drama · Comedy

West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.

The Hassled Hooker
★ 6.3
The Hassled Hooker1972Drama

Luisa Latin, betrayed by her husband, is imprisoned for the murder of her husband's mistress - who is still alive. When Luisa is released from prison, she kills her.

Der Hammermörder
★ 10.0
Der Hammermörder1990Drama

This TV-Movie is based on real events that took place in southern Germany in the mid 80's. A policeman tries to build a house for his family while he experiences financial troubles; everything goes tragically wrong from then on.

Evil Under the Sun
★ 6.9
Evil Under the Sun1982Drama

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
★ 4.7
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th2000Comedy

In this horror parody, a masked serial killer menaces the town of Bulimia Falls with various sharp objects. Attention-seeking television personality Hagitha Utslay is soon on the scene, reporting on the ever-growing body count. Former mall security guard Doughy shows up to protect the teenage population, but he's clearly not much help, allowing the murderer to pick off even more hapless kids as numerous scary movies are referenced.

Gone Baby Gone
★ 7.3
Gone Baby Gone2007Drama

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

Cassandra's Dream
★ 6.3
Cassandra's Dream2007Drama

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

Hot Fuzz
★ 7.6
Hot Fuzz2007Comedy

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Best Seller
★ 6.0
Best Seller1987Drama

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.

Jindabyne
★ 5.4
Jindabyne2006Drama

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

For Sofia
★ 5.0
For Sofia2016Drama

After witnessing the murder of her mother 20 years ago, Alexa returns to Los Angeles seeking revenge on the man who killed her. She finds that her best way to reach this man is trough his son, who turn out to be nothing like his father.

PandaMonium
★ 3.5
PandaMonium2020Comedy

The guys on Level 6 like to work hard, and party harder, that means the best booze, the finest drugs and hottest women money can buy. Unfortunately for them the Strippers they've just hired have come with an unwanted guest.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.