Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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(4799)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Release: 1934-05-04
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Writers: Oliver H.P. Garrett , Joseph L. Mankiewicz , Arthur Caesar
Language: English
Stars: Clark Gable (I) (1901–1960) , William Powell (I) (1892–1984) , Myrna Loy (1905–1993) , Leo Carrillo , Nat Pendleton (1895–1967) , George Sidney , Isabel Jewell , Muriel Evans , Thomas E. Jackson , Isabelle Keith
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total
AKA: Manhattan Melodrama , Le due strade (Italy) , Un drame à Manhattan (France, French Republic) , Manhattani melodráma (Hungary) , El enemigo público número 1 (Spain) , Manhattan Melodrama (United Kingdom) , I timi tou gangster (Greece) , Kuolemaantuomittu (Finland) , 男の世界（1934） (Japan) , Son Günah (Turkey) , Manhattan Melodrama (United States of America) , Манхэттенская мелодрама , Elektrické kreslo , Mord in Manhattan (Austria) , Ιστορίες της νύκτας (Greece) , Sendas distintas (Mexico) , Wielki gracz (Poland) , En Manhattan-melodram (Sweden) , Η τιμή του γκάνγκστερ (Greece) , El enemigo público número 1 (Argentina) , L'ennemi public n° 1 (France, French Republic) , Vencido Pela Lei (Brazil) , O Inimigo Público Número Um (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Manhattan melodrama (Finland) , Manhattan Melodrama (Denmark)
Plot: Orphans Edward "Blackie" Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Bookworm Wade becomes a D.A. vying for the Governorship. When Blackie's girlfriend Eleanor leaves him and marries the more down to earth Wade, Blackie harbors no resentment. In fact, their friendship is so strong that Blackie murders an attorney threatening to derail Wade's bid to become Governor. The morally straight Wade's last job as D.A. is to convict his friend of the murder, and send him to the electric chair. After he becomes Governor, Wade has the authority to commute Blackie's death sentence-- a decision that pits his high moral ethics against a lifelong friendship.
IMDB:tt0025464