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 mor... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Manhattan Melodrama.
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeMelodrama, yes. But effectively done with a dream cast. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis MGM prestige production, winner of the Original Story Oscar, features its top stars, Gable, William Powell and Myrna Loy. |
| VarietyVariety StaffApart 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. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzNoted as the last movie John Dillinger ever saw. |
| Hollywood ReporterStaffAudiences will not fail to react emotionally to the intelligent writing of it... Each situation is milked dry, yet never overplayed. |
| New York TimesMordaunt HallOne finds a mechanical plot which is scarcely worthy of the cast, which includes Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Leo Carrillo. |
| User ReviewRussell GTwo friends end up on opposite sides of the law, and when the shady guy gets in a world of trouble, the other friend wonder which road to take. |
| User ReviewEdith Njohn dillinger last movie and last ngiht alive he watched this |
| User ReviewCarmela "A moving tale struck with inspirational morality and virtue. |
| User ReviewAnthony GGreat movie, I love tales of best friends duking it out. CLassic |
