"RECKLESS with WOMEN...He pursued them ..."petted" them...promised them nothing and got away with everything!"

1934

1h 33m

7.0(72 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

73 members

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Clark Gable

Edward J. 'Blackie' Gallagher

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William Powell

Jim Wade

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Myrna Loy

Eleanor Packer

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Leo Carrillo

Father Joe

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Nat Pendleton

Spud

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George Sidney

Poppa Rosen

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Isabel Jewell

Annabelle

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Muriel Evans

Tootsie Malone

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Thomas E. Jackson

Asst. Dist. Atty. Richard Snow

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Isabelle Keith

Miss Adams

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Noel Madison

Manny Arnold

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Jimmy Butler

Jim Wade as a Boy

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Mickey Rooney

Blackie as a Boy

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Shirley Ross

Singer in Cotton Club

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Donald Haines

Young Spud (uncredited)

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Frank Conroy

Blackie's Defense Attorney (uncredited)

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Leonid Kinskey

Trotskyite Slapping Poppa Rosen

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Oscar Apfel

Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

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William Bailey

Al Barnes (uncredited)

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Curtis Benton

Announcer (uncredited)

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John Bleifer

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Writing

James Curtis

Party Leader (uncredited)

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Vernon Dent

Otto (uncredited)

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Charles Dunbar

Panhandler (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Drunk (uncredited)

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Wesley Giraud

Tough Boy (uncredited)

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John Marston

Mr. Coates (uncredited)

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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Uncle Angus (uncredited)

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Leo Lance

Leon Trotsky (uncredited)

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Pat Moriarity

Trotsky Heckler (uncredited)

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William Arnold

Blackjack Dealer (uncredited)

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Lew Harvey

Craps Dealer (uncredited)

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Jimmy James

Chemin de Fer Dealer

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Samuel S. Hinds

Warden of Sing Sing (uncredited)

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Wade Boteler

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Sam McDaniel

Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)

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G. Pat Collins

Killer in Prison (uncredited)

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James Eagles

Boy in Prison (uncredited)

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Cullen Johnson

Boy (uncredited)

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Payne B. Johnson

Small Boy on Street (uncredited)

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Dixie Lotten

Irish Woman Talking with Poppa Rosen (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

One of Blackie's Hoods (uncredited)

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Alex Melesh

Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

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Charles R. Moore

Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)

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Don Brodie

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ralph McCullough

Reporter (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Reporter (uncredited)

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George Irving

Jim's Campaign Manager (uncredited)

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Leslie Preston

Jim's Dance Partner (uncredited)

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Harrison Greene

Eleanor's Dance Partner (uncredited)

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Bert Russell

Blind Beggar (uncredited)

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Harry Seymour

Piano Player in Casino (uncredited)

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Pepi Sinoff

Jewish Woman (uncredited)

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Pete Smith

Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)

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Al Thompson

Street Spectator (uncredited)

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Edward Van Sloan

Yacht Captain Swenson (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Boat Passenger (uncredited)

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Mary Gordon

Boat Passenger (uncredited)

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William Irving

German Note Holder (uncredited)

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Bert Sprotte

German Note Holder (uncredited)

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William Stack

Judge (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Landers Stevens

Inspector (uncredited)

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William Augustin

Detective (uncredited)

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Stanley Blystone

Detective in Court (uncredited)

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Tom McGuire

Policeman in Court (uncredited)

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Jack Kenney

Policeman (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Policeman (uncredited)

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Stanley Taylor

Police Intern (uncredited)

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Sherry Hall

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

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King Mojave

Croupier (uncredited)

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W.R. Walsh

Croupier (uncredited)

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