Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1934-05-04
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 66 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cosmopolitan Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: W.S. Van Dyke
star 7/10
From 66 Ratings

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.

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  • Clark Gable

    as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
  • William Powell

    as Jim Wade
  • Myrna Loy

    as Eleanor Packer
  • Leo Carrillo

    as Father Joe
  • Nat Pendleton

    as Spud
  • George Sidney

    as Poppa Rosen
  • Isabel Jewell

    as Annabelle
  • Muriel Evans

    as Tootsie Malone
  • Thomas E. Jackson

    as Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
  • Isabelle Keith

    as Miss Adams
  • Noel Madison

    as Manny Arnold
  • Jimmy Butler

    as Jim Wade as a Boy
  • Mickey Rooney

    as Blackie as a Boy
  • Shirley Ross

    as Singer in Cotton Club
  • Donald Haines

    as Young Spud (uncredited)
  • Frank Conroy

    as Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
  • Leonid Kinskey

    as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
  • Oscar Apfel

    as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
  • William Bailey

    as Al Barnes (uncredited)
  • Curtis Benton

    as Announcer (uncredited)
  • John Bleifer

    as Chauffeur (uncredited)
  • James Curtis

    as Party Leader (uncredited)
  • Vernon Dent

    as Otto (uncredited)
  • Charles Dunbar

    as Panhandler (uncredited)
  • Jay Eaton

    as Drunk (uncredited)
  • Wesley Giraud

    as Tough Boy (uncredited)
  • John Marston

    as Mr. Coates (uncredited)
  • Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

    as Uncle Angus (uncredited)
  • Leo Lance

    as Leon Trotsky (uncredited)
  • Pat Moriarity

    as Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)
  • William Arnold

    as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
  • Lew Harvey

    as Craps Dealer (uncredited)
  • Jimmy James

    as Chemin de Fer Dealer
  • Samuel S. Hinds

    as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
  • Wade Boteler

    as Prison Guard (uncredited)
  • Sam McDaniel

    as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
  • G. Pat Collins

    as Killer in Prison (uncredited)
  • James Eagles

    as Boy in Prison (uncredited)
  • Cullen Johnson

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Payne B. Johnson

    as Small Boy on Street (uncredited)
  • Dixie Lotten

    as Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
  • Larry McGrath

    as One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)
  • Alex Melesh

    as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
  • Charles R. Moore

    as Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
  • Don Brodie

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Ralph McCullough

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Eddie Hart

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • George Irving

    as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
  • Leslie Preston

    as Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)
  • Harrison Greene

    as Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)
  • Bert Russell

    as Blind Beggar (uncredited)
  • Harry Seymour

    as Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)
  • Pepi Sinoff

    as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
  • Pete Smith

    as Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
  • Al Thompson

    as Street Spectator (uncredited)
  • Edward Van Sloan

    as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Vernon

    as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
  • Mary Gordon

    as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
  • William Irving

    as German Note Holder (uncredited)
  • Bert Sprotte

    as German Note Holder (uncredited)
  • William Stack

    as Judge (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps

    as Bailiff (uncredited)
  • Landers Stevens

    as Inspector (uncredited)
  • William Augustin

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • Stanley Blystone

    as Detective in Court (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuire

    as Policeman in Court (uncredited)
  • Jack Kenney

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Lee Shumway

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Stanley Taylor

    as Police Intern (uncredited)
  • Sherry Hall

    as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
  • Emmett Vogan

    as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
  • King Mojave

    as Croupier (uncredited)
  • W.R. Walsh

    as Croupier (uncredited)
Directing W.S. Van Dyke Director
Writing Oliver H.P. Garrett Screenplay
Writing Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenplay
Editing Ben Lewis Editor
Production David O. Selznick Producer
Sound Douglas Shearer Sound Director
Costume & Make-Up Dolly Tree Costume Design
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Crew Slavko Vorkapich Special Effects
Camera James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Sound W. Donn Hayes Supervising Music Editor
Writing Frank Dolan Screenplay
Art Joseph C. Wright Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Art Direction
Sound Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
Sound William Axt Original Music Composer
Editing W. Donn Hayes Supervising Editor
Sound Paul Marquardt Orchestrator
Writing Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay
Writing Arthur Caesar Original Story
Sound Richard Rodgers Songs
Sound Lorenz Hart Songs

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