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Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

May 4, 1934 (US) • Crime, Drama, Romance • 93m

Overview

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.

Director

W.S. Van Dyke

Top Billed

Clark Gable

Keywords

friendship woman between two men organized crime orphan pre-code opposite sides of the law
Where to watch
Free / IncludedYouTube TVYouTube TV

Top Billed 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)

William Bailey
William Bailey

Al Barnes (uncredited)

Curtis Benton
Curtis Benton

Announcer (uncredited)

John Bleifer
John Bleifer

Chauffeur (uncredited)

James Curtis
James Curtis

Party Leader (uncredited)

Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent

Otto (uncredited)

Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar

Panhandler (uncredited)

Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton

Drunk (uncredited)

Wesley Giraud
Wesley Giraud

Tough Boy (uncredited)

John Marston
John Marston

Mr. Coates (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Uncle Angus (uncredited)

Leo Lance
Leo Lance

Leon Trotsky (uncredited)

Pat Moriarity
Pat Moriarity

Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)

William Arnold
William Arnold

Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey

Craps Dealer (uncredited)

Jimmy James
Jimmy James

Chemin de Fer Dealer

Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds

Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)

Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel

Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins

Killer in Prison (uncredited)

James Eagles
James Eagles

Boy in Prison (uncredited)

Cullen Johnson
Cullen Johnson

Boy (uncredited)

Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson

Small Boy on Street (uncredited)

Dixie Lotten
Dixie Lotten

Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)

Larry McGrath
Larry McGrath

One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)

Alex Melesh
Alex Melesh

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore

Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Don Brodie
Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph McCullough
Ralph McCullough

Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart

Reporter (uncredited)

George Irving
George Irving

Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)

Leslie Preston
Leslie Preston

Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)

Harrison Greene
Harrison Greene

Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)

Bert Russell
Bert Russell

Blind Beggar (uncredited)

Harry Seymour
Harry Seymour

Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)

Pepi Sinoff
Pepi Sinoff

Jewish Woman (uncredited)

Pete Smith
Pete Smith

Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

Al Thompson
Al Thompson

Street Spectator (uncredited)

Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan

Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon

Boat Passenger (uncredited)

Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon

Boat Passenger (uncredited)

William Irving
William Irving

German Note Holder (uncredited)

Bert Sprotte
Bert Sprotte

German Note Holder (uncredited)

William Stack
William Stack

Judge (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

Landers Stevens
Landers Stevens

Inspector (uncredited)

William Augustin
William Augustin

Detective (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Detective in Court (uncredited)

Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney

Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway

Policeman (uncredited)

Stanley Taylor
Stanley Taylor

Police Intern (uncredited)

Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

King Mojave
King Mojave

Croupier (uncredited)

W.R. Walsh
W.R. Walsh

Croupier (uncredited)

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
Ben Lewis

Editor

David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick

Producer

Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer

Sound Director

Dolly Tree
Dolly Tree

Costume Design

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Slavko Vorkapich
Slavko Vorkapich

Special Effects

James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe

Director of Photography

W. Donn Hayes
W. Donn Hayes

Supervising Music Editor

Frank Dolan
Frank Dolan

Screenplay

Joseph C. Wright
Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis

Art Direction

Maurice De Packh
Maurice De Packh

Orchestrator

William Axt
William Axt

Original Music Composer

W. Donn Hayes
W. Donn Hayes

Supervising Editor

Paul Marquardt
Paul Marquardt

Orchestrator

Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart

Screenplay

Arthur Caesar
Arthur Caesar

Original Story

Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers

Songs

Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Hart

Songs

Arthur Caesar
Arthur Caesar

Story



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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