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By Brent P (41) on 19 Jul 2009

Very choppy at the beginning, and then slow going toward the climax…

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By Jonathan M (1,410) on 05 Jul 2009

Yes, tere was a lack of chemistry but it was still a great film…

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By Nefnie L (72) on 03 Jul 2009

As I learned from Robert Osborne prior to watching this film, this was the last film John Dillinger saw before he was gunned down outside the…

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By Rick R (465) on 15 Jun 2009

Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Blackie Gallagher (Clark Gable) and Jim Wade (William Powell) were childhood friends, orphaned by the General Slocum…

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By Aj S (251) on 15 Jun 2009

Manhattan Melodrama (1934) Blackie Gallagher (Clark Gable) and Jim Wade (William Powell) were childhood friends, orphaned by the General Slocum…

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By Mike S (2,123) on 15 May 2009

The first scene of this film is rather shocking and I was amazed at how quickly the tragedy started…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Mar 2009

Apart from the Clark Gable-William Powell stellar duo and Myrna Loy, who does an excellent job as the principal femme, the Arthur Caesar story…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 03 Mar 2009

This movie is famous for being the movie gangster John Dilinger saw right before he was killed…

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By Sheryl Z (74) on 18 Jul 2008

The promise of Gable, Powell, and Loy sharing the screen is better in theory than actuality, albeit I have a feeling it's only because this…

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By Z P (29) on 28 Jun 2008

Clark Gable is the most cheerful man on death row I've ever seen…

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By Redgie C (7) on 22 Apr 2008

Great cast! but storywise.. well, they got the 'melodrama' part right…

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By Daniel K (1,478) on 11 Apr 2008

God I love classic Hollywood films. Thereâ??s almost always something a little magical about them even if they are on the mediocre side…

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By Bryan P (511) on 24 Feb 2008

Ok-not as good as The Thin Man, not even as good as San Francisco…

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By Paul M (2,133) on 22 Feb 2008

Truly a classic! This was the first pairing of Loy and Powell, and they are brilliant in it, as is Gable! I can't say enough about it! :)…

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By Cody F (360) on 28 Jan 2008

A little too much melodrama, but you put Gable,Powell, and Loy in a film then its GOLD. Alot of fun to watch…

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By Anthony G (806) on 14 Jan 2008

Great movie, I love tales of best friends duking it out. CLassic…

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By Alia P (34) on 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…

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By Becca W (220) on 22 Dec 2007

Great performances but this movie is a bit over the top…

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By Steve B (1,343) on 05 Nov 2007

Nowhere near as good as Angels with Dirty Faces (which sort of copied the general idea a few years later)--Clark Gable is too easy-going to…

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By Joe T (673) on 05 Nov 2007

Nowhere near as good as Angels with Dirty Faces (which sort of copied the general idea a few years later)--Clark Gable is too easy-going to…

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