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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

"RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!"

7.0/10(78 votes)
1h 33m
May 4, 1934
Crime
Drama
Romance
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Plot Summary

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Movie Details

Original Title
Manhattan Melodrama
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Clark Gable as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

Clark Gable

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

William Powell as Jim Wade

William Powell

Jim Wade

Myrna Loy as Eleanor Packer

Myrna Loy

Eleanor Packer

Leo Carrillo as Father Joe

Leo Carrillo

Father Joe

Nat Pendleton as Spud

Nat Pendleton

Spud

George Sidney as Poppa Rosen

George Sidney

Poppa Rosen

Isabel Jewell as Annabelle

Isabel Jewell

Annabelle

Muriel Evans as Tootsie Malone

Muriel Evans

Tootsie Malone

Thomas E. Jackson as Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow

Thomas E. Jackson

Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow

Isabelle Keith as Miss Adams

Isabelle Keith

Miss Adams

Noel Madison as Manny Arnold

Noel Madison

Manny Arnold

Jimmy Butler as Jim Wade as a Boy

Jimmy Butler

Jim Wade as a Boy

Mickey Rooney as Blackie as a Boy

Mickey Rooney

Blackie as a Boy

Shirley Ross as Singer in Cotton Club

Shirley Ross

Singer in Cotton Club

Donald Haines as Young Spud (uncredited)

Donald Haines

Young Spud (uncredited)

Frank Conroy as Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Frank Conroy

Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Leonid Kinskey as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

Leonid Kinskey

Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

Oscar Apfel as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

Oscar Apfel

Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

William Bailey as Al Barnes (uncredited)

William Bailey

Al Barnes (uncredited)

Curtis Benton as Announcer (uncredited)

Curtis Benton

Announcer (uncredited)

Production Companies

Cosmopolitan Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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