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Adventure in Manhattan

MOVIE • 1936

Adventure in Manhattan

THE GAL WHO TOOK MR. DEEDS TO TOWN STEPS OUT AGAIN... This time with handsome Joel McCrea...in the year's merriest melee of mirth!

The story of an egotistical crime writer who gets involved with the case of a notorious art thief (who is believed to be dead) while at the same time romancing a lovely young actress who's in a play that also happens to be the cover for massive jewel job. Art connoisseur and criminologist George Melville is hired to track down art thieves, assisted by perky Claire Peyton and goaded by Phil Bane, the roaring newspaper editor who has employed him. The mastermind poses as a theatrical impresario and stages a war drama, replete with loud explosions, to divert attention from his band of thieves, who are cracking safes in a bank adjacent to the theater.

TMDB ★ 3.0/5Votes: 17
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MysteryComedyCrimeDrama

Top Cast

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Claire Peyton

Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

George Melville

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Blackton Gregory

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Phil Bane

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Mark Gibbs

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

McGuire

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Lorimer

George Cooper

George Cooper

Duncan

Herman Bing

Herman Bing

Otto

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Phillip Rupert

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Miss Arnold - Beauty Salon Attendant (uncredited)

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Tommy - Actor in Play (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

John Ridley - Henchman (uncredited)

Arthur Rankin

Arthur Rankin

Blackton's Secretary (uncredited)

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Theatrical release date: October 8, 1936

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 8, 1936

Runtime

73 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

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