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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.)
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.
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.
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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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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.
Academy Award winner Clark Gable stars with William Powell and Myrna Loy in story of two orphaned brothers who grow up to lead lives on different sides of law in a Manhattan Melodrama. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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. W.S. Van Dyke. Director. Donald Ogden Stewart. Screenplay. Frank Dolan. Screenplay. Oliver H.P. Garrett.
May 4, 2001 · 1934 was the year that Clark Gable went from prince to king. After the enormous success of It Happened One Night in which he played a comic romantic lead, Manhattan Melodrama has Gable, once again, playing a ruthless gangster. Manhattan Melodrama lives up to its title.
Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 American pre-Code crime melodrama 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 the earliest film roles for Mickey Rooney, who played Gable's character as a child.
