---
title: 'Adventure in Manhattan (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Ludwig'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/adventure-in-manhattan-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027258/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

1936 · 73 min · Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Adventure in Manhattan is a 1936 American screwball comedy thriller film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea. The screenplay was written by Sidney Buchman, Harry Sauber, Jack Kirkland, and John Howard Lawson. The story was written by Joseph Krumgold, suggested by the novel Purple and Fine Linen by May Edginton. The supporting cast features Reginald Owen and Thomas Mitchell, and the film was a Columbia Pictures production.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ludwig)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Buchman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-buchman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Grant Still](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-grant-still)
- **Producer:** [Everett Riskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-riskin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henry Freulich](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-freulich)
- **Editor:** [Otto Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-meyer-2)

## Cast

- [Jean Arthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-arthur)
- [Joel McCrea](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrea)
- [Edward Earle](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-earle)

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