The Man with a Cloak
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1951-11-27
Runtime: 84 mins
Director: Fletcher Markle
Writer: Frank Fenton
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Original title: The Man with a Cloak
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Joseph Cotten
Barbara Stanwyck
Louis Calhern
Leslie Caron
Joe De Santis
Jim Backus
Margaret Wycherly
Richard Hale
Nicholas Joy
Roy Roberts
Mitchell Lewis
Jean Inness
Francis Pierlot
Melba Snowden
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