Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama

Movie·1934·1h 33m

Manhattan Melodrama

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

Directed By

W.S. Van Dyke

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Oliver H.P. Garrett, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Frank Dolan

Producer

David O. Selznick

Cinematography

James Wong Howe

Music

William Axt

Editor

Ben Lewis

Themes

friendshipwoman between two menorganized crimeorphanpre-codeopposite sides of the law

Production House

Cosmopolitan Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

71%

80 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it38%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

William Powell

William Powell

Jim Wade

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Eleanor Packer

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Father Joe

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Spud

George Sidney

George Sidney

Poppa Rosen

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Annabelle

Muriel Evans

Muriel Evans

Tootsie Malone

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow

Isabelle Keith

Isabelle Keith

Miss Adams

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Manny Arnold

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Jim Wade as a Boy

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Blackie as a Boy

Shirley Ross

Shirley Ross

Singer in Cotton Club

Donald Haines

Donald Haines

Young Spud (uncredited)

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

W.S. Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Director

Oliver H.P. Garrett

Oliver H.P. Garrett

Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Screenplay

Ben Lewis

Editor

David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Producer

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe

Director of Photography

Frank Dolan

Screenplay

William Axt

Original Music Composer

Donald Ogden Stewart

Donald Ogden Stewart

Screenplay

Arthur Caesar

Story

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