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Manhattan Melodrama

  • 1934
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
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7.1/10
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Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
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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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 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 friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

  • Directors
    • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Jack Conway
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Oliver H.P. Garrett
    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Arthur Caesar
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • William Powell
    • Myrna Loy
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    4.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Jack Conway
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Arthur Caesar
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • William Powell
      • Myrna Loy
    • 62User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win total

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Blackie Gallagher
    William Powell
    William Powell
    • Jim Wade
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Eleanor
    Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    • Father Joe
    Nat Pendleton
    Nat Pendleton
    • Spud
    George Sidney
    George Sidney
    • Poppa Rosen
    Isabel Jewell
    Isabel Jewell
    • Annabelle
    Muriel Evans
    Muriel Evans
    • Tootsie Malone
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • Richard Snow
    • (as Thomas Jackson)
    Isabelle Keith
    Isabelle Keith
    • Miss Adams
    • (as Claudelle Kaye)
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • Defense Attorney
    Noel Madison
    Noel Madison
    • Manny Arnold
    Jimmy Butler
    Jimmy Butler
    • Jim - as a Boy
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Blackie - as a Boy
    Shirley Ross
    Shirley Ross
    • Singer in Cotton Club
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Speaker of Assembly
    • (uncredited)
    William Arnold
    • Blackjack Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    William Augustin
    William Augustin
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • W.S. Van Dyke
      • Jack Conway
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Oliver H.P. Garrett
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      • Arthur Caesar
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    • Trivia
      The opening scenes depict the General Slocum disaster on the morning of June 15, 1904. The popular excursion steamer caught fire in New York's East River while transporting passengers to a picnic organized by St. Mark's Evangelical German Lutheran Church on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With an estimated 1,021 fatalities, mostly women and children, this was New York City's single worst tragedy, in terms of lives lost, before 9/11. An incompetent, inexperienced crew was held primarily to blame for the tragedy.
    • Goofs
      In the cheering New York City crowds on Jim Wade's election night, supposedly in November 1925, theatre marquees are promoting 1933 films, including MGM's Dinner at Eight (1933) and Bombshell (1933) with Michael Strogoff (1910).
    • Quotes

      Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher: Die the way you lived, all of a sudden, that's the way to go. Don't drag it out.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)
    • Soundtracks
      Agitato Nos.1 & 2
      (uncredited)
      Music by William Axt and Erno Rapee

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    8/10

    The original

    Two boyhood friends (one played by a very young Mickey Rooney) grow up on opposite sides of the law. Clark Gable becomes a criminal--William Powell becomes governor. Myrna Loy loves both.

    This plot is now screamingly familar but, back in 1934, this was original. In fact it won the Best Original Story Oscar for its year. This could have been a real howler but a great cast, tight script and wonderful direction really put it over. Well worth catching--especially for a powerful climatic scene between Powell and Gable. A classic of its type.
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    • Mar 30, 2003
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Izmedju dve vatre
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $355,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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