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