Crime ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 33m

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama poster
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Cast
Clark Gable as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher William Powell as Jim Wade Myrna Loy as Eleanor Packer Leo Carrillo as Father Joe Nat Pendleton as Spud George Sidney as Poppa Rosen
Crew
James Wong Howe — Director of Photography Ben Lewis — Editor William Axt — Original Music Composer Oliver H.P. Garrett — Screenplay Joseph L. Mankiewicz — Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Manhattan Melodrama — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
friendshipwoman between two menorganized crimeorphanpre-codeopposite sides of the law
Key Collaborators
W.S. Van Dyke Director James Wong Howe Director of Photography Ben Lewis Editor William Axt Original Music Composer Oliver H.P. Garrett Screenplay Joseph L. Mankiewicz Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart Screenplay Frank Dolan Screenplay Arthur Caesar Story David O. Selznick Producer Dolly Tree Costume Design
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