Production Credits Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Manhattan Melodrama to life.
The Cast
50 Members
Clark GableEdward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
William PowellJim Wade
Myrna LoyEleanor Packer
Leo CarrilloFather Joe
Nat PendletonSpud
George SidneyPoppa Rosen
Isabel JewellAnnabelle
Muriel EvansTootsie Malone
Thomas E. JacksonAsst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
Isabelle KeithMiss Adams
Noel MadisonManny Arnold
Jimmy ButlerJim Wade as a Boy
Mickey RooneyBlackie as a Boy
Shirley RossSinger in Cotton Club
Donald HainesYoung Spud (uncredited)
Frank ConroyBlackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Leonid KinskeyTrotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen
Oscar ApfelSpeaker of Assembly (uncredited)
William BaileyAl Barnes (uncredited)
Curtis BentonAnnouncer (uncredited)
John BleiferChauffeur (uncredited)
James CurtisParty Leader (uncredited)
Vernon DentOtto (uncredited)
Charles DunbarPanhandler (uncredited)
Jay EatonDrunk (uncredited)
Wesley GiraudTough Boy (uncredited)
John MarstonMr. Coates (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' LipsonUncle Angus (uncredited)
Leo LanceLeon Trotsky (uncredited)
Pat MoriarityTrotsky Heckler (uncredited)
William ArnoldBlackjack Dealer (uncredited)
Lew HarveyCraps Dealer (uncredited)
Jimmy JamesChemin de Fer Dealer
Samuel S. HindsWarden of Sing Sing (uncredited)
Wade BotelerPrison Guard (uncredited)
Sam McDanielBlack Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
G. Pat CollinsKiller in Prison (uncredited)
James EaglesBoy in Prison (uncredited)
Cullen JohnsonBoy (uncredited)
Payne B. JohnsonSmall Boy on Street (uncredited)
Dixie LottenIrish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)
Larry McGrathOne of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)
Alex MeleshMaster of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Charles R. MooreBlack Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Don BrodieReporter (uncredited)
Ralph McCulloughReporter (uncredited)
Eddie HartReporter (uncredited)
George IrvingJim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)
Leslie PrestonJim's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Harrison GreeneEleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)
Technical Crew
Top Credits
W.S. Van DykeDirector
Oliver H.P. GarrettScreenplay
Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay
Ben LewisEditor
David O. SelznickProducer
James Wong HoweDirector of Photography
Frank DolanScreenplay
Donald Ogden StewartScreenplay