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71% Critic Match
Manhattan Melodrama
“RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!”
7.0 / 10• 1934• 1h 33m•NR• English
CrimeDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Clark Gable
Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
Lead
William Powell
Jim Wade
Myrna Loy
Eleanor Packer
Leo Carrillo
Father Joe
Nat Pendleton
Spud
George Sidney
Poppa Rosen
Isabel Jewell
Annabelle
Muriel Evans
Tootsie Malone
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. W.S. Van Dyke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Manhattan Melodrama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
