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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.
A young woman, desperate for a job and a fresh start, impulsively claims to be a wealthy heiress to secure a position as a companion. She finds herself entangled with a charming but penniless artist and a host of eccentric characters as she tries to maintain her elaborate charade in the bustling city of Manhattan. Her fabricated life leads to unexpected romantic complications and a series of amusing mishaps.
Adventure in Manhattan was a modest but generally well-received romantic comedy of its era, praised for its lightheartedness and the performances of its lead actors. While not a groundbreaking film, it offered pleasant escapism and was considered an enjoyable diversion by contemporary audiences and critics.
Praised for its charming leads and witty dialogue.
Delivers a light and entertaining romantic comedy experience.
A pleasant, if somewhat predictable, cinematic diversion.
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The film was one of Jean Arthur's early leading roles before she achieved greater stardom in the late 1930s and 1940s with films like 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' and 'The Talk of the Town'.
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There's quite a bit of on-screen chemistry between Joel McCrae ("George") and Jean Arthur ("Claire") as both try to get to the bottom of a series of daring robberies. He is a criminologist who is drafted in by a newspaper, she an actress st...