Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in Aventure à Manhattan (1936)

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Aventure à Manhattan

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Director

Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig

Writers

Sidney Buchman
Sidney Buchman
screen play &
Harry Sauber
Harry Sauber
screen play &
Jack Kirkland
Jack Kirkland
screen play
Joseph Krumgold
Joseph Krumgold
story
May Edginton
May Edginton
suggested by "Purple and Fine Linen" (as May Edington)
John Howard Lawson
John Howard Lawson
adaptation (uncredited)

Cast

(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

Louise Bates
Louise Bates
Woman Outside Crime Scene
(uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict
William 'Billy' Benedict
Office Boy
(uncredited)
Mary Blake
Mary Blake
Undetermined Role
(uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
Police Sergeant
(uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Romaine Callender
Old Taxi Driver
(uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
City Editor
(uncredited)
Dora Clement
Dora Clement
Nurse Katie - Actress in Play
(uncredited)
Clyde Courtright
Clyde Courtright
Doorman at Beauty Parlor
(uncredited)
Mary Lou Dix
Mary Lou Dix
Young Attendant
(uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Jef - Henchman
(uncredited)
John Eldredge
John Eldredge
Tommy - Actor in Play
(uncredited)
Robert Fiske
Robert Fiske
Dario - Henchman
(uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Miss Arnold - Beauty Salon Attendant
(uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
Reporter
(uncredited)
George Ghermanoff
George Ghermanoff
Henchman
(uncredited)
Jesse Graves
Jesse Graves
Waiter at Otto's Pool Hall
(uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Chief of G-Men
(uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Arthur Stuart Hull
First Nighter
(uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
Sheldon Jett
Newspaper Office Worker
(uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Richard Kipling
Army Officer in Play
(uncredited)
Mike Lally
Mike Lally
Reporter
(uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Eddie Laughton
Reporter
(uncredited)
Raymond Lawrence
Raymond Lawrence
First Butler
(uncredited)
Ralph Malone
Ralph Malone
Reporter
(uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
G-Man
(uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Jim - G-Man
(uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Clive Morgan
Henchman
(uncredited)
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
Night Watchman
(uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Wedgwood Nowell
Henchman on Telephone
(uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Barnett Parker
John - Gregory's Butler
(uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
Police Broadcaster in Montage
(uncredited)
Lee Prather
Lee Prather
Foreman of Press Room
(uncredited)
Arthur Rankin
Arthur Rankin
Blackton's Secretary
(uncredited)
Dick Rush
Dick Rush
Policeman
(uncredited)
Tom Seymour
Tom Seymour
Absent-Minded Man
(uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
Newspaper Man
(uncredited)
Reginald Simpson
Reginald Simpson
Undetermined Role
(uncredited)
Mary Jane Temple
Mary Jane Temple
Undetermined Role
(uncredited)
Emerson Treacy
Emerson Treacy
Injured Soldier in Play
(uncredited)
John Tyrrell
John Tyrrell
Reporter
(uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
John Ridley - Henchman
(uncredited)
Robert Walker
Robert Walker
G-Man
(uncredited)
Fred Whalen
Fred Whalen
Pool Table Racker
(unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock
Lloyd Whitlock
Henchman
(uncredited)

Producer

Everett Riskin
Everett Riskin
associate producer

Composer

William Grant Still
William Grant Still
composer (uncredited)

Cinematographer

Henry Freulich
Henry Freulich
cinematographer (photography)

Editor

Otto Meyer
Otto Meyer
film editor

Art Director

Stephen Goosson
Stephen Goosson

Costume Designer

Bernard Newman
Bernard Newman
costume designer (gowns)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

William Mull
William Mull
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Glenn Rominger
Glenn Rominger
sound engineer

Music Department

Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff
musical director
W. Franke Harling
W. Franke Harling
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers
Louis Silvers
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn
president: Columbia Pictures Corp. of Calif. Ltd.
Fred Whalen
Fred Whalen
trick shot artist: George Melville's pool trick shot (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

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