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Manhattan Melodrama

  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.5K
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Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in 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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Jack Conway(retakes)
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screen play)
    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(screen play)
    • Arthur Caesar(from an original story by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • William Powell
    • Myrna Loy
  • Directors
    • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Jack Conway(retakes)
    • George Cukor(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screen play)
    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(screen play)
    • Arthur Caesar(from an original story by)
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • William Powell
    • Myrna Loy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Myrna Loy in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Leo Carrillo in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Blackie Gallagher
    William Powell
    William Powell
    • Jim Wade
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Eleanor
    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
    • Richard Snow
    • (as Thomas Jackson)
    Isabelle Keith
    Isabelle Keith
    • Miss Adams
    • (as Claudelle Kaye)
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Defense Attorney
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Manny Arnold
    Jimmy Butler
    Jimmy Butler
    • Jim - as a Boy
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Blackie - as a Boy
    Shirley Ross
    Shirley Ross
    • Singer in Cotton Club
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Speaker of Assembly
    • (uncredited)
    William Arnold
    • Blackjack Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    William Augustin
    William Augustin
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Jack Conway(retakes) (uncredited)
      • George Cukor(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett(screen play)
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(screen play)
      • Arthur Caesar(from an original story by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      This was the movie that bank robber John Dillinger had just seen before he was gunned down in front of Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. He had been set up by Anna Sage, the madam of a brothel, who knew Dillinger's girlfriend, Polly Hamilton. Sage was facing deportation and thought the tip might get her off. She told FBI agent Melvin Purvis that she would be wearing orange which appeared red, leading her to be dubbed "The Woman in Red". Dillinger was shot three times when he tried to escape, and Sage wound up being sent back to Romania.
    • Goofs
      In the cheering New York City crowds on Jim Wade's election night, supposedly in November 1925, theatre marquees are promoting 1933 films, including MGM's Dinner at Eight (1933) and Bombshell (1933) with Michael Strogoff (1910).
    • Quotes

      Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher: Die the way you lived, all of a sudden, that's the way to go. Don't drag it out.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Agitato Nos.1 & 2
      (uncredited)
      Music by William Axt and Erno Rapee

    User reviews56

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    Two toughs from the Lower East Side - Gable's a Gangster, Powell's the Governor, and Loy loves them both!
    "Melodrama" is right.

    Inside the first eight minutes we've got a ship disaster, a communist riot, and a pre-teen Mickey Rooney loses two sets of parents!

    This isn't one to watch for the tight plotting or realism. Watch this for the spectacular cast. Powell is dapper and urbane. Gable is dangerous and charming. Loy knock's em dead. Mickey Rooney is a riot as the young Gable.

    By the way - This is the movie John Dillinger was walking out of when he was gunned down by the police.

    Also of note : You'll immediately say "Oh - it's that guy," when Nat Pendelton shows up as Spud. He played either a cop or crook in half the gangster pictures ever made.
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    • pmcd
    • Aug 13, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Son Günah
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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