Manhattan Melodrama
1934The 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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Clark Gable
as Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
William Powell
as Jim Wade
Myrna Loy
as Eleanor Packer
Leo Carrillo
as Father Joe
Nat Pendleton
as Spud
George Sidney
as Poppa Rosen
Isabel Jewell
as Annabelle
Muriel Evans
as Tootsie Malone
Thomas E. Jackson
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
Isabelle Keith
as Miss Adams
Noel Madison
as Manny Arnold
Jimmy Butler
as Jim Wade as a Boy
Mickey Rooney
as Blackie as a Boy
Shirley Ross
as Singer in Cotton Club
Donald Haines
as Young Spud (uncredited)
Frank Conroy
as Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey
as Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
Oscar Apfel
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
William Bailey
as Al Barnes (uncredited)
Curtis Benton
as Announcer (uncredited)
John Bleifer
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
James Curtis
as Party Leader (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
as Otto (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
as Panhandler (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as Drunk (uncredited)
Wesley Giraud
as Tough Boy (uncredited)
John Marston
as Mr. Coates (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
as Uncle Angus (uncredited)
Leo Lance
as Leon Trotsky (uncredited)
Pat Moriarity
as Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)
William Arnold
as Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
as Craps Dealer (uncredited)
Jimmy James
as Chemin de Fer Dealer
Samuel S. Hinds
as Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Killer in Prison (uncredited)
James Eagles
as Boy in Prison (uncredited)
Cullen Johnson
as Boy (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
as Small Boy on Street (uncredited)
Dixie Lotten
as Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
as One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)
Alex Melesh
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Don Brodie
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph McCullough
as Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
as Reporter (uncredited)
George Irving
as Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Leslie Preston
as Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
as Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Bert Russell
as Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Harry Seymour
as Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Pete Smith
as Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
Al Thompson
as Street Spectator (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan
as Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Boat Passenger (uncredited)
William Irving
as German Note Holder (uncredited)
Bert Sprotte
as German Note Holder (uncredited)
William Stack
as Judge (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Landers Stevens
as Inspector (uncredited)
William Augustin
as Detective (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
as Detective in Court (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
as Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
as Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Taylor
as Police Intern (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
King Mojave
as Croupier (uncredited)
W.R. Walsh
as Croupier (uncredited)