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Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

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Manhattan Melodrama

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

1934

1h 33m

7.0(80 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

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.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Written by: Oliver H.P. Garrett
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by: David O. Selznick

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