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  Auction History Result #4630 MANHATTAN MELODRAMA LC '34 Powell & Loy Date Sold 4/8/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) Manhattan Melodrama, the classic 1934 W.S. Van Dyke New York romantic love triangle gangster crime melodrama ("Why was Broadway's most notorious gambler chosen as best man at the wedding of the District Attorney?"; "Was it true that she had been the gambler's sweetheart, too?"; about a very unusual romantic triangle between a gangster, his girlfriend, and the District Attorney; the gangster and the D.A. are lifelong pals; they both love the same girl; the D.A. convicts the gangster of murder, is elected Governor, then must decide whether to allow his best friend to be executed, especially since his wife loves the best friend more than he; they don't make 'em like that anymore!) starring Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton, Mickey Rooney, Isabel Jewell, and Muriel Evans. Note that this movie has an unusual distinction. John Dillinger was captured by the FBI, only because his girlfriend's roommate turned him in; she told the FBI she would get him to take her to a movie, and that she would be dressed in red; the movie they were seeing was "Manhattan Melodrama"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: very good to fine. 1" semi-circular crease and smudge extending through the left edge of the woman's mouth at right; minor creases in the lower left and upper right corners of the card (with tiny tears in the upper right edge of the card); small pencil writing in the middle of the bottom blank border as well as some pencil writing on the back of the card that has no effect on the front; The card is in better condition than the above makes it sound! Its defects are minor and basically in the borders. The wonderful image is basically in quite nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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