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.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
friendship
woman between two men
organized crime
orphan
pre-code
opposite sides of the law
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3.5 / 5
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Cast
Clark Gable
Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher
William Powell
Jim Wade
Myrna Loy
Eleanor Packer
Leo Carrillo
Father Joe
Nat Pendleton
Spud
George Sidney
Poppa Rosen
Isabel Jewell
Annabelle
Muriel Evans
Tootsie Malone
Thomas E. Jackson
Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow
Isabelle Keith
Miss Adams
Noel Madison
Manny Arnold
Jimmy Butler
Jim Wade as a Boy
Crew
W.S. Van Dyke
Director
Oliver H.P. Garrett
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Donald Ogden Stewart
Screenplay
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
David O. Selznick
Producer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Slavko Vorkapich
Special Effects
Edwin B. Willis
Art Direction
Richard Rodgers
Songs
Lorenz Hart
Songs
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Erik Olsson
8.0★ · 03/09/26
Was mostly enjoying this because how wonderful the three leads are, but then the third act and ending happened and elevated the whole thing for me. Surprised they went that way, to an extent.
Was mostly enjoying this because how wonderful the three leads are, but then the third act and ending happened and elevated the whole thing for me. Surprised they went that way, to an extent.
Maranda
7.0★ · 02/04/26
Wowee melodrama is right!
Wowee melodrama is right!
Ivie Walker
8.0★ · 08/08/24
the chemistry between william powell and myrna loy is crazy!
the chemistry between william powell and myrna loy is crazy!
