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Release Year1951
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery
Votes20
DirectorFletcher Markle
WritersFrank Fenton, John Dickson Carr
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Man with a Cloak
About The Man with a Cloak
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.
Directed by Fletcher Markle, The Man with a Cloak leans on a strong ensemble — Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1951.
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