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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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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James H 26 Jun 2005

The plot is very familiar, but keep in mind, in 1934 it was not an often used one, and it is rarely done as well as in Manhattan Melodrama. You can't beat the terrific cast - Myrna Loy, William Powell, Clark Gable, even Mickey Rooney in a small early role. The usual top notch MGM production, excellent screenplay, great score. A wonderful film. Interesting trivia, this is the movie John Dillinger was watching on the night he was killed exiting the theater.

Gleb I 24 Jul 2009

Manhattan Melodrama is amazing. If you can get past the first fifteen minutes or so, what saves this film is the three leads: William Powell, Clark Gable, and Myrna Loy. As a Myrna Loy/William Powell fan, I love the whole scene from their first meeting, as she flings herself into his taxi, and he thinks she is out to wreck his career by pretending he assaulted her! Clark Gable is great as the charming bad guy. I enjoyed everything about this film and it kept me interested from beginning to end.

Aj S 15 Jun 2009

Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Blackie Gallagher (Clark Gable) and Jim Wade (William Powell) were childhood friends, orphaned by the General Slocum ship disaster, that have grown to become opposite ends of the law. Blackie is the charming bad boy casino owner with the heart of gold while Jim became the District Attorney. Naturally, you know that Jim is going to be trying Blackie for murder. Ironically, it was a murder that would help Jim become Governor of New York. Eleanor (Myrna Loy) seems to spend most of the movie running back and forth between these two men depending upon what they do next. Yes, everything is exaggerated emotions and interpersonal conflict. Oh well, but I guess that this makes for good melodrama. Of course this movie was most renowned as the movie that famous gangster, John Dillinger saw before he was shot down outside Chicago's Biograph Theater.

Alia P 26 Dec 2007

I've seen this before, but it's been awhile. The film is a bit slow at first, but packs an emotional punch as it gets going. This is the first Powell/Loy film. And for a fun bit of trivia - notorious bank robber John Dillinger was shot outside the theater after seeing this movie. Apparently he was a Myrna Loy fan.

Brent P 19 Jul 2009

Very choppy at the beginning, and then slow going toward the climax. However, the last half of the movie is where the three leads work their magic and suck you in to caring about each of their circumstances. The ending sequence nearly brought me to tears.