Adventure in Manhattan

Adventure in Manhattan
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Edward Ludwig
Produced by	Everett Riskin
Written by	Sidney Buchman Harry Sauber Jack Kirkland John Howard Lawson (uncredited) May Edington (story) Joseph Krumgold (story)
Starring	Jean Arthur Joel McCrea
Music by	William Grant Still
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release dates	October 8, 1936
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Adventure in Manhattan (UK title: Manhattan Madness) is a 1936 American 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, suggested by "Purple and Fine Linen" by May Edington.

Plot

George Melville (Joel McCrea) is a know-it-all crime reporter who tracks down a robber. Claire Peyton (Jean Arthur) is the actress who puts one over on him.

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

1. Dave Kehr (November 11, 2011). "Sweetness With Spine". The New York Times.

External links

• Adventure in Manhattan at the Internet Movie Database
• Adventure in Manhattan at the TCM Movie Database
• Adventure in Manhattan at AllMovie
• Adventure in Manhattan at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database