Review of The Story of Mankind (1957) by Paul D — 28 Dec 2014

WOW......WOW.....WOW....WOW.....JUST SEEN THIS MOVIE 4 THE 1ST TIME N THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE 2 WATCH......its got a good cast of actors/actresses throughout this movie......I think that the director of this drama/sci-fi/fantasy movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT SOME SCENES THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.......

The whole cast::

Cast.

Ronald Colman as The Spirit of Man.

Vincent Price as Mr. Scratch.

Hedy Lamarr as Joan of Arc.

Groucho Marx as Peter Minuit.

Harpo Marx as Sir Isaac Newton.

Chico Marx as Monk.

Virginia Mayo as Cleopatra.

Agnes Moorehead as Queen Elizabeth I.

Peter Lorre as Nero.

Charles Coburn as Hippocrates.

Sir Cedric Hardwicke as High Judge.

Cesar Romero as Spanish Envoy.

John Carradine as Khufu.

Dennis Hopper as Napoleon Bonaparte.

Marie Wilson as Marie Antoinette.

Helmut Dantine as Marc Antony.

Edward Everett Horton as Sir Walter Raleigh.

Reginald Gardiner as William Shakespeare.

Marie Windsor as Joséphine de Beauharnais.

George E. Stone as Waiter.

Cathy O'Donnell as Early Christian Woman.

Franklin Pangborn as Marquis de Varennes.

Melville Cooper as Major Domo.

Henry Daniell as Bishop Cauchon.

Francis X. Bushman as Moses.

Jim Ameche as Alexander Graham Bell.

David Bond as Early Christian.

Nick Cravat as Devil's Assistant.

Dani Crayne as Helen of Troy.

Richard H. Cutting as Court Attendant.

Anthony Dexter as Christopher Columbus.

Toni Gerry as Wife.

Austin Green as Abraham Lincoln.

Eden Hartford as Laughing Water.

Alexander Lockwood as Promoter.

Melinda Marx as Early Christian Child.

Bart Mattson as Cleopatra's Brother.

Don Megowan as Early Man.

Marvin Miller as Armana.

Nancy Miller as Early Woman.

Leonard Mudie as Chief Inquisitor.

Burt Nelson as Second Early Man.

Tudor Owen as High Tribunal Clerk.

Ziva Rodann as Egyptian Concubine.

Harry Ruby as Indian Brave.

William Schallert as Earl of Warwick.

Reginald Sheffield as Julius Caesar.

Abraham Sofaer as Indian Chief.

Bobby Watson as Adolf Hitler.

Sam Harris as Nobleman in Queen Elizabeth's Court (uncredited).

Angelo Rossitto as Dwarf in Nero's Court (uncredited).

Paul Zastupnevich as Apprentice (uncredited).

Warner Home Video released the film as part of its Warner Archive made-to-order DVD line on July 20, 2009 in the United States.

Like Allen's previous two films, it features vast amounts of stock footage, in this case, battles and action scenes culled from previous Warner Bros. costume films, coupled with cheaply shot close-ups of actors on much smaller sets. This was the last film picture to feature the three Marx Brothers (and their only film in Technicolor), although they are seen in separate scenes rather than acting together. This was also the last film of star Ronald Colman, the last film of character actor Franklin Pangborn, and the last American film of Hedy Lamarr.

Years later, The Story of Mankind was included as one of the choices in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.

It is nothing special 2 watch, it is really campy movie 2 watch but man it is such an entertaining movie 2 watch, I think that this is such an enjoyable movie 2 watch, its got such a great cast throughout this movie, but it is nothing special 2 watch, I think that both Vincent price, Ronald colman were absolutely brilliant throughout this movie.....I think that this is such an enjoyable movie 2 watch with a great cast throughout this movie.....