Adventure in Manhattan
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Adventure in Manhattan
Plot
Crime reporter George Melville (Joel McCrea) arrogantly repeated accurate predictions about jewel robberies. He befriends Claire (Jean Arthur), who involves him in a mysterious adventure. Later, George meets producer Blackton Gregory (Reginald Owen), who reveals Claire is an actress hired by other reporters who wanted to show George up. She's starring in a play Gregory is producing, but only as a cover for a tunnel he's having henchmen dig to an art gallery. Gregory is really Belaire, a master thief who everyone but George thinks is dead, so when Claire, now falling in love with George, innocently gives Belaire key information, he uses it against George. To Claire's dismay, this leads to George being fired and, apparently, going nuts. ~ Bill Warren, RoviCast
- Jean Arthur - Claire Peyton
- Joel McCrea - George Melville
- Reginald Owen - Blackton Gregory
- Thomas Mitchell - Phil Bane
- Herman Bing - Tim
Credit
Edward Ludwig - Director, Otto Meyer - Editor, Henry Freulich - Cinematographer, Sidney Buchman - Screenwriter, Jack Kirkland - Screenwriter, Harry Sauber - Screenwriter, May Dington - Book Author, May Edginton - Short Story Author| Adventure in Diamonds (1940 Film), Adventure in Baltimore (1949 Film) | |
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Adventure in Manhattan
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Produced by | Everett Riskin |
| Written by | May Edginton Joseph Krumgold |
| Starring | Jean Arthur Joel McCrea |
| Music by | William Grant Still |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Editing by | Otto Meyer |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 8, 1936 |
| Running time | 73 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Adventure in Manhattan (UK title: Manhattan Madness) is a 1936 comedy thriller film made by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Edward Ludwig. The screenplay was written by Sidney Buchman, Harry Sauber, Jack Kirkland and John Howard Lawson (adaptation, uncredited). The story was written by Joseph Krumgold, based on "Purple and Fine Linen" suggested by May Edginton. It tells the story of a crime reporter, who tracks down jewel robber.
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Cast
- Jean Arthur as Claire Peyton
- Joel McCrea as George Melville
- Reginald Owen as Blackton Gregory
- Thomas Mitchell as Phil Bane
- Victor Kilian as Mark Gibbs
- John Gallaudet as McGuire
- Emmett Vogan as Lorimer
- George Cooper as Duncan
- Herman Bing as Otto
- Robert Warwick as Phillip Rupert
Home media
The film is available on DVD as part of the Jean Arthur Comedy Collection, released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[1]
References
- ^ Dave Kehr (November 11, 2011). "Sweetness With Spine". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/movies/homevideo/new-on-dvd-jean-arthur-comedy-collection.html.
External links
- Adventure in Manhattan at the Internet Movie Database
- Adventure in Manhattan at the TCM Movie Database
- Adventure in Manhattan at AllRovi
- Adventure in Manhattan at the British Film Institute
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