Adventure in Manhattan

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.

Cast

Jean Arthur Claire Peyton Joel McCrea George Melville Reginald Owen Blackton Gregory Thomas Mitchell Phil Bane Victor Kilian Mark Gibbs John Gallaudet McGuire Emmett Vogan Lorimer George Cooper Duncan Herman Bing Otto Robert Warwick Phillip Rupert Bess Flowers Miss Arnold - Beauty Salon Attendant (uncredited) John Eldredge Tommy - Actor in Play (uncredited)

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