Clark Gable
Edward J. `'Blackie'` Gallagher
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Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy. The movie also provided one of Mickey Rooney's earliest film roles. (Rooney played Gable's character as a child.)
- $355,000
- David O. Selznick
Manhattan Melodrama: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor. With Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo. 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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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor
- 1934-05-04
The winning storyline of Manhattan Melodrama, boyhood pals who remain friends despite being on opposite sides of the law, has since become a classic movie plot. In Manhattan Melodrama, Gable plays Blackie a gambler who resorts to murder to protect a friend.
- W. S. Van Dyke, George Cukor, Les Selander
- Clark Gable
Jim Wade and Blackie Gallagher are two boys orphaned by the sinking of a ship. Upon the death of their guardian, also a survivor of the sinking, the boys go their separate ways. Jim...
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- Clark Gable
- W. S. Van Dyke II
- Crime, Drama
May 4, 2018 · On May 4, 1934, MGM unveiled Manhattan Melodrama, starring Clark Gable, William Powell and Myrna Loy, in theaters. The film went on to win an Oscar for original story at the 7th Academy Awards...
- THR Staff
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Close. Notorious criminal John Dillinger attended a showing of the film at Chicago 's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. After leaving the theater, he was shot to death by federal agents. Myrna Loy was among those who expressed distaste at the studio's willingness to exploit this event for the financial benefit of the film.
Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Bookworm Wade becomes a D.A. vying for the Governorship. When Blackie's girlfriend Eleanor leaves him and marries the more down to earth Wade, Blackie harbors no resentment.
