The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Overview : 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.

Release Date : November 27, 1951

Runtime : 84m

Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller  

Companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : new york city, dying man, old man, film noir, inheritance, last will and testament, housekeeper, frenchwoman, estranged family member, rich man, crooked butler, 19th century, murder plot, 1840s