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Manhattan Melodrama

RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!
1934 | 93m | English

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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.
Release Date: May 04, 1934
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Frank Dolan, Arthur Caesar, Donald Ogden Stewart
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Keywords friendship, woman between two men, organized crime, orphan, pre-code, opposite sides of the law
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 02, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Clark Gable Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
William Powell Jim Wade
Myrna Loy Eleanor Packer
Leo Carrillo Father Joe
Nat Pendleton Spud
George Sidney Poppa Rosen
Isabel Jewell Annabelle
Muriel Evans Tootsie Malone
Thomas E. Jackson Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
Isabelle Keith Miss Adams
Noel Madison Manny Arnold
Jimmy Butler Jim Wade as a Boy
Mickey Rooney Blackie as a Boy
Shirley Ross Singer in Cotton Club
Donald Haines Young Spud (uncredited)
Frank Conroy Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
Oscar Apfel Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
William Bailey Al Barnes (uncredited)
Curtis Benton Announcer (uncredited)
John Bleifer Chauffeur (uncredited)
James Curtis Party Leader (uncredited)
Vernon Dent Otto (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar Panhandler (uncredited)
Jay Eaton Drunk (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud Tough Boy (uncredited)
John Marston Mr. Coates (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson Uncle Angus (uncredited)
Leo Lance Leon Trotsky (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)
William Arnold Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Lew Harvey Craps Dealer (uncredited)
Jimmy James Chemin de Fer Dealer
Samuel S. Hinds Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Wade Boteler Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins Killer in Prison (uncredited)
James Eagles Boy in Prison (uncredited)
Cullen Johnson Boy (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson Small Boy on Street (uncredited)
Dixie Lotten Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
Larry McGrath One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)
Alex Melesh Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Don Brodie Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart Reporter (uncredited)
George Irving Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Preston Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Harrison Greene Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Bert Russell Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Harry Seymour Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Pete Smith Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Al Thompson Street Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Mary Gordon Boat Passenger (uncredited)
William Irving German Note Holder (uncredited)
Bert Sprotte German Note Holder (uncredited)
William Stack Judge (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Bailiff (uncredited)
Landers Stevens Inspector (uncredited)
William Augustin Detective (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone Detective in Court (uncredited)
Tom McGuire Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Jack Kenney Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Shumway Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Taylor Police Intern (uncredited)
Sherry Hall Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
King Mojave Croupier (uncredited)
W.R. Walsh Croupier (uncredited)
Name Job
W.S. Van Dyke Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenplay
James Wong Howe Director of Photography
Richard Rodgers Songs
Oliver H.P. Garrett Screenplay
Ben Lewis Editor
Dolly Tree Costume Design
Frank Dolan Screenplay
Arthur Caesar Story, Original Story
William Axt Original Music Composer
Maurice De Packh Orchestrator
Paul Marquardt Orchestrator
Joseph C. Wright Art Direction
W. Donn Hayes Supervising Editor, Supervising Music Editor
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Douglas Shearer Sound Director
Slavko Vorkapich Special Effects
Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay
Edwin B. Willis Art Direction
Lorenz Hart Songs
Name Title
David O. Selznick Producer
Organization Category Person
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