Tales Of Manhattan.

The tailcoat is custom made for renowned stage actor Paul Orman (Charles Boyer) who seeks to rekindle a romance with former flame Ethel (Rita Hayworth), who is receptive, but her husband finds them together. He deliberately loads his favorite hunting rifle and shoots Paul dead. After Paul dies, John claims to his wife, the sole witness, that it was an accident. Ethel finally realizes she loves John and tells him so; she agrees to support his story. The topcoat ends up in a second-hand shop, where it is stolen by a thief (J. Carrol Naish

Credits

Cast
Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Edward G. Robinson, Paul Robeson

Copyright

Complete catalog record
TALES OF MANHATTAN. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 10,663 ft., sd. Credits: Director, Julien Duvivier; original stories and screenplay, Ben Hecht, Ferenc Molnar, Donald Ogden Stewart, Samuel Hoffenstein, Alan Campbell, Ladislas Fodor, L. Vadnai, L. Gorog, Lamar Trotti, Henry Blankfort; music director, Edward Paul. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., 30Oct42; LP12023.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q749755 ↗ — color, country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright