Manhattan Melodrama
W.S. Van Dyke1934-05-04
RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!
7
93 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Clark Gable | Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher | Unowned |
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William Powell | Jim Wade | Unowned |
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Myrna Loy | Eleanor Packer | Unowned |
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Leo Carrillo | Father Joe | Unowned |
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Nat Pendleton | Spud | Unowned |
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George Sidney | Poppa Rosen | Unowned |
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Isabel Jewell | Annabelle | Unowned |
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Muriel Evans | Tootsie Malone | Unowned |
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Thomas E. Jackson | Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow | Unowned |
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Isabelle Keith | Miss Adams | Unowned |
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Noel Madison | Manny Arnold | Unowned |
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Jimmy Butler | Jim Wade as a Boy | Unowned |
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Mickey Rooney | Blackie as a Boy | Unowned |
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Shirley Ross | Singer in Cotton Club | Unowned |
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Donald Haines | Young Spud (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Conroy | Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leonid Kinskey | Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen | Unowned |
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Oscar Apfel | Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Bailey | Al Barnes (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Curtis Benton | Announcer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Bleifer | Chauffeur (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Curtis | Party Leader (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vernon Dent | Otto (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Dunbar | Panhandler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jay Eaton | Drunk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wesley Giraud | Tough Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Marston | Mr. Coates (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | Uncle Angus (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leo Lance | Leon Trotsky (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat Moriarity | Trotsky Heckler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Arnold | Blackjack Dealer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lew Harvey | Craps Dealer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmy James | Chemin de Fer Dealer | Unowned |
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Samuel S. Hinds | Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wade Boteler | Prison Guard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sam McDaniel | Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited) | Unowned |
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G. Pat Collins | Killer in Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Eagles | Boy in Prison (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cullen Johnson | Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Payne B. Johnson | Small Boy on Street (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dixie Lotten | Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Larry McGrath | One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alex Melesh | Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles R. Moore | Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Don Brodie | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph McCullough | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Hart | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Irving | Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leslie Preston | Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harrison Greene | Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Russell | Blind Beggar (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Seymour | Piano Player in Casino (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pepi Sinoff | Jewish Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pete Smith | Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al Thompson | Street Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Van Sloan | Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Vernon | Boat Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Gordon | Boat Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Irving | German Note Holder (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Sprotte | German Note Holder (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Stack | Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Phelps | Bailiff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Landers Stevens | Inspector (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Augustin | Detective (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Blystone | Detective in Court (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom McGuire | Policeman in Court (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Kenney | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Shumway | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stanley Taylor | Police Intern (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sherry Hall | Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Emmett Vogan | Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) | Unowned |
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King Mojave | Croupier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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W.R. Walsh | Croupier (uncredited) | Unowned |