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Manhattan Melodrama

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.

Director

W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor

Year

Genre

crime, drama, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Cosmopolitan Productions,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

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Blackie Gallagher

Jim Wade

Eleanor

Father Joe

Spud

Poppa Rosen

Annabelle

Tootsie Malone

Richard Snow

Thomas E. Jackson

Miss Adams

Defense Attorney

Manny Arnold

Jim - as a Boy

Blackie - as a Boy

Singer in Cotton Club

Speaker of Assembly

Blackjack Dealer

Detective

William Augustin

Al Barnes - Croupier

Announcer

Chauffeur

Detective in Court

Stanley Blystone

Prison Guard

Reporter

Killer in Prison

Party Leader

Otto - German Dancer on Steamship

Panhandler

Boy in Prison

Drunk

Tough Boy

Boat Passenger

Eleanor's Dance Partner

Harrison Greene

Spud - as a Boy

Assistant District Attorney

Reporter

Craps Dealer

Warden of Sing Sing

Samuel S. Hinds

Jim's Campaign Manager

German Note Holder

Chemin de Fer Dealer

Boy

Small Boy on Street

Payne B. Johnson

Policeman

Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

Leon Trotsky

Uncle Angus

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen

Mr. Coates - Gambler Losing Yacht

Reporter

Ralph McCullough

Black Prisoner on Death Row

One of Blackie's Hoods

Policeman in Court

Master of Ceremonies

Croupier

Black Man in Speakeasy

Charles R. Moore

Trotsky Heckler

Bailiff

Jim's Dance Partner

Blind Beggar

Piano Player in Casino

Policeman

Jewish Woman

Racetrack Announcer

German Note Holder

Judge

Inspector of Police

Landers Stevens

Police Intern

Street Spectator

Yacht Capt. Swenson

Edward Van Sloan

Boat Passenger

Assistant District Attorney

Croupier

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Edward J. 'blackie' Gallagher Eleanor Packer

(PEOPLE CHATTERING) - Manhattan Melodrama

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

That's good! Give it to him! Give it to him!
That's good! - Manhattan Melodrama

That's good! Give it to him! Give it to him! That'...

I got you. - Manhattan Melodrama

Poppa Rosen. - Manhattan Melodrama

But boss I think What with Give him the dough - Manhattan Melodrama

But boss I think What with Give him the dough

You win again. - Manhattan Melodrama

Don't, darling. - Manhattan Melodrama

Don't, darling.

I can think
of a lot more pleasant things to do - Manhattan Melodrama

I can think of a lot more pleasant things to do

Entertaining your gunmen pals is bad enough but politicians - Manhattan Melodrama

Entertaining your gunmen pals is bad enough but politicians

Well nothing like a district attorney to keep a girl in shape - Manhattan Melodrama

Well nothing like a district attorney to keep a girl in...

Well I was born at home because I wanted to be near Mother at the time - Manhattan Melodrama

Well I was born at home because I wanted to be near Mother...

And I'm not sure maybe ideals have ceased to exist - Manhattan Melodrama

And I'm not sure maybe ideals have ceased to exist

Goodbye, Blackie. - Manhattan Melodrama

Goodbye, Blackie.

Have you left anything at your table that you have to go back for - Manhattan Melodrama

Have you left anything at your table that you have to go...

(KNOCK ON DOOR) - Manhattan Melodrama

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

You too, Spud. - Manhattan Melodrama

You better cross yourself Manny and make it double - Manhattan Melodrama

You better cross yourself Manny and make it double

I'm going to clean out every rotten spot I can find in this city - Manhattan Melodrama

I'm going to clean out every rotten spot I can find in...

Yeah, the jury just went out.
Hey, am I late. - Manhattan Melodrama

Yeah, the jury just went out. Hey, am I late.

Goodbye Father It must be nice in jail with you there - Manhattan Melodrama

Goodbye Father It must be nice in jail with you there

- Will your wife need a stretcher?
- I don't know. - Manhattan Melodrama

- Will your wife need a stretcher? - I don't know.

- Good night, Governor.
- I can't tell you how much obliged I am. - Manhattan Melodrama

- Good night, Governor. - I can't tell you how much obl...

You know I think those yes men would go to bed with me if they had a chance - Manhattan Melodrama

You know I think those yes men would go to bed with me if...

You better get your nose
out of that program, Blackie. - Manhattan Melodrama

You better get your nose out of that program, Blackie.

- Hello, Mrs. Governor.
- Hello, Blackie. - Manhattan Melodrama

- Hello, Mrs. Governor. - Hello, Blackie.

Now Blackie Blackie don't do anything foolish - Manhattan Melodrama

Now Blackie Blackie don't do anything foolish

Come on, Beverly!
Look, look at 'em go. Look. - Manhattan Melodrama

Come on, Beverly! Look, look at 'em go. Look.

(CROWD CHEERING) - Manhattan Melodrama

(CROWD CHEERING)

Here, take it. - Manhattan Melodrama

In 1904, when the General Slocum burned, - Manhattan Melodrama

In 1904, when the General Slocum burned,

Have you anything to say
before sentence is pronounced upon you? - Manhattan Melodrama

Have you anything to say before sentence is pronounced upon ...

Wait a minute, lady, that's not allowed. - Manhattan Melodrama

Wait a minute, lady, that's not allowed.

JIM: I do solemnly swear that I will support
the constitution of the United States. - Manhattan Melodrama

JIM: I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitutio...

Die the way you lived all of a sudden That's the way to go - Manhattan Melodrama

Die the way you lived all of a sudden That's the way to...

The application for commutation of
the death sentence of Edward J. Gallagher - Manhattan Melodrama

The application for commutation of the death sentence of Edw...

We've no chance
of ever being happy again. - Manhattan Melodrama

We've no chance of ever being happy again.

Eleanor. - Manhattan Melodrama

Get me a car. I'm going to Sing Sing. - Manhattan Melodrama

Get me a car. I'm going to Sing Sing.

Well I'm not dressed for company - Manhattan Melodrama

Well I'm not dressed for company

Don't commute me I don't want it - Manhattan Melodrama

Don't commute me I don't want it

Goodbye, Blackie. - Manhattan Melodrama

Goodbye, Blackie.

PRISONER:
There he goes! They're giving it to him! - Manhattan Melodrama

PRISONER: There he goes! They're giving it to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, quiet, please, quiet. - Manhattan Melodrama

Ladies and gentlemen, quiet, please, quiet.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor

Writer: Oliver H.P. Garrett, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Arthur Caesar

Production: Cosmopolitan Productions,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: crime, drama, romance

Year: 1934

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 May 1934

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

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