Manhattan Melodrama

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

Duration: 93 min
Release date: 1934-05-04
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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.

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Clark Gable
Clark Gable
as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
William Powell
William Powell
as Jim Wade
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
as Eleanor Packer
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo
as Father Joe
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
as Spud
George Sidney
George Sidney
as Poppa Rosen
Isabel Jewell
Isabel Jewell
as Annabelle
Muriel Evans
Muriel Evans
as Tootsie Malone
Thomas E. Jackson
Thomas E. Jackson
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
Isabelle Keith
Isabelle Keith
as Miss Adams
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
as Manny Arnold
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
as Jim Wade as a Boy
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
as Blackie as a Boy
Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross
as Singer in Cotton Club
Donald Haines
Donald Haines
as Young Spud (uncredited)
Frank Conroy
Frank Conroy
as Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey
as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
William Bailey
William Bailey
as Al Barnes (uncredited)
Curtis Benton
Curtis Benton
as Announcer (uncredited)
John Bleifer
John Bleifer
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
James Curtis
James Curtis
as Party Leader (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as Otto (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
Charles Dunbar
as Panhandler (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Jay Eaton
as Drunk (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
Wesley Giraud
as Tough Boy (uncredited)
John Marston
John Marston
as Mr. Coates (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
as Uncle Angus (uncredited)
Leo Lance
Leo Lance
as Leon Trotsky (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
Pat Moriarity
as Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)
William Arnold
William Arnold
as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
as Craps Dealer (uncredited)
Jimmy James
Jimmy James
as Chemin de Fer Dealer
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Killer in Prison (uncredited)
James Eagles
James Eagles
as Boy in Prison (uncredited)
Cullen Johnson
Cullen Johnson
as Boy (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson
as Small Boy on Street (uncredited)
Dixie Lotten
Dixie Lotten
as Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Larry McGrath
as One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)
Alex Melesh
Alex Melesh
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Charles R. Moore
as Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
Ralph McCullough
as Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Irving
George Irving
as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Preston
Leslie Preston
as Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Harrison Greene
as Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Bert Russell
Bert Russell
as Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
Harry Seymour
as Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff
Pepi Sinoff
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Pete Smith
Pete Smith
as Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Al Thompson
Al Thompson
as Street Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
Edward Van Sloan
as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Dorothy Vernon
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
William Irving
William Irving
as German Note Holder (uncredited)
Bert Sprotte
Bert Sprotte
as German Note Holder (uncredited)
William Stack
William Stack
as Judge (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
Landers Stevens
as Inspector (uncredited)
William Augustin
William Augustin
as Detective (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Detective in Court (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
as Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Taylor
Stanley Taylor
as Police Intern (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
King Mojave
King Mojave
as Croupier (uncredited)
W.R. Walsh
W.R. Walsh
as Croupier (uncredited)
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