The Man with a CloakMovie
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.
About The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak is a 1951 crime, drama, mystery movie directed by Fletcher Markle.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern, Leslie Caron. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
