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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.)
A classic film about two orphans who grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway and George Cukor, starring Clark Gable, William Powell and Myrna Loy.
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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
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic crime drama film Manhattan Melodrama, directed by W.S. Van Dyke and produced by David O. Selznick. See the full list of actors, writers, composers, cinematographers and more.
A classic film about the friendship and love triangle between two orphans, one a gangster and one a district attorney. The plot follows their different paths in life and the moral dilemma they face when the gangster is accused of murder.
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