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Edward J. `'Blackie'` Gallagher
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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.
Summaries. 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. Orphans Edward "Blackie" Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer.
May 4, 2018 · May 4, 2018 6:15am. Photofest. 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...
Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 American pre-Code crime 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.)
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. Oliver H.P. Garrett. Screenplay. Donald Ogden Stewart. Screenplay. Frank Dolan. Screenplay. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Screenplay.
Manhattan Melodrama. DRAMA. Academy Award winner Clark Gable stars with William Powell and Myrna Loy in the story of two orphaned brothers who grow up to lead lives on different sides of the law in a Manhattan Melodrama.
