Manhattan Melodrama · LeviOsa

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Manhattan Melodrama · LeviOsa

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1934·NR

RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!

CrimeDramaRomance1h 33m

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71%

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7.0

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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.

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Details

DirectorW.S. Van Dyke

ReleasedMay 4, 1934

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Cosmopolitan Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

William Powell

William Powell

Jim Wade

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Eleanor Packer

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

Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow

Isabelle Keith

Isabelle Keith

Miss Adams

Noel Madison

Noel Madison

Manny Arnold

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Jim Wade as a Boy

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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

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THR Staff

RTThe Hollywood ReporterMay 8, 2018

Audiences will not fail to react emotionally to the intelligent writing of it... Each situation is milked dry, yet never overplayed.

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Critic

RTTIME MagazineJul 26, 2010

Well directed by W. S. Van Dyke, superbly photographed by famed Chinese Cinematographer James Wong Howe, Manhattan Melodrama is first-rate cinema, chiefly important because it marks the elevation to stardom of Myrna Loy.

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Variety Staff

RTVarietyMar 26, 2009

Apart from the Clark Gable-William Powell stellar duo and Myrna Loy, who does an excellent job as the principal femme, the Arthur Caesar story is replete with punchy popularly-appealing ingredients.

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Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyDec 6, 2025

It’s awfully contrived, but the stars do fine work.

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Information

Title

Manhattan Melodrama

Released

May 4, 1934

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studios

Cosmopolitan Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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