Adventure in Manhattan (1936) Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

Came here by chance and revisited a movie that I watched and commented 2 years ago. Wonder how many times I will come back. That is the marvel of KZbin. kind of a time capsule.

[@deadalready7467]

Wow. What a story. I was knocked over by this tale. Here, in 2023 this movie stands on its merits completely. It’s so clever. Thank you for sharing. Many Blessings 🙏🇺🇸

[@1942Dreamer]

Joel is his own kind of cool. Not the William Powell suave type, but calm and calculating in his own way. Great stuff. And LOVE Jean Arthur in anything.

[@Horse237]

This film is 84 years-old. Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur are easily recognizable by their voices after all these years. McCrea married Frances Dee in 1933. His oldest son Jody was born in 1934 when this movies was made. He died in 2009 at age 74. Joel McCrea died in 1990. He had 3 children and never divorced. Jean Arthur married but never had children. She died at age 90 in 1991 at Carmel Ca. They live on in these movies. Thanks for posting this.

[@linak7155]

The days of our lives...when I watch these old flicks I can't help but consider the passage of time. The best thing we could do with our days is to acknowledge YeHoVaH in all of His ways. Psalm 119

[@artivism4068]

they truly live forever. immortal.

[@bethbartlett5692]

... their Souls soar with the Stars. They are eternal. ✨

[@rogerbrown6471]

Jean Arthur was my favorite actress.

[@marbleman52]

I will automatically watch any movie with Joel McCrae and can expect a good movie. This one did not let me down. Thanks, Joanne..!!!

[@jerrystreeter4418]

What a wonderful old movie. Thank you so very much for posting it. If not for these lovely old movies I would have nothing to enjoy. February 25, 2021

[@fornikolas]

This was fantastic. Light, sassy, moves with a bop. Doesn’t take itself seriously. That’s screwball enough for me.

[@DavidRice111]

I see that so far, no one has mentioned Thomas Mitchell so I thought I would. He was one very accomplished actor, appearing in great films such as Gone With the Wind, High Noon, It's a Wonderful Life, Stagecoach, and The Outlaw- as Pat Garrett. Remarkable man.

[@davidhull1481]

My thoughts exactly

[@r_1901]

Mr Smith goes to Washington, also with Jean Arthur.

[@deadalready7467]

Well Said Great actor that played in some remarkable movies in very important challenging roles.

[@stevesloan7132]

A very charming film. Thanks for sharing. The blind beggar sitting outside a theater running a WW I play was old enough to have been blinded by mustard gas in the actual war. The policeman who was protective of him was the right age to have been a veteran and comrade. They showed the difference between how theater acting was done verses acting for the silver screen. And the movie was made at a time when it should have been obvious that the hope that the Great War would end all wars had been dashed. Arthur's line to the scared Dough Boy about that hope actually brought a tear to my eye. And yet the film was a good comedy on top of all of that. Bravo!

[@deadalready7467]

Love reading others opinions on these great films. I appreciate ur insight. TY for sharing.

[@kathyjohnsen165]

Joel and Jean were excellent. Great cast. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Check out The More The Merrier, with Joel and Jean! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@logand2353]

…not to forget “Talk of the Town” …an absolute favorite of mine! 😀

[@kathyjohnsen165]

I am watching Talk Of The Town today. Cheers!

[@randalthor6670]

While I am not a fan of ultra-cocky characters, this movie was very fun and cute. Jean Arthur was a gem!

[@JCSAXON]

That was a blast. They were great together and Jean Arthur couldn’t have been more adorable

[@bluenetmarketing]

What a beautiful beautiful script, great acting and directing! A wonderful movie. Thank you, Joanne, for posting.

[@marilynstevenson865]

A lineup of wonderful actors...a fabulous script...comedic timing of the likes we rarely see..thoroughly enjoyable!!! Many thanks for uploading!!

[@chuckkady7282]

Jan 28, 2019 ~ 83 yrs ago these 2 were on the Silver Screen. I love these oldies with believable story lines and no loud back ground noise to drown out what the actors were saying. All the special affects were performed by the actors or stunt men that took great risks doing 1st time stunts for a few dollars more. // No TV back in those days. Entertainment was for adult minds not 12 yr olds as today's movie plots. // Thanks Joanne for movies of yesteryear with greed for money.

[@chuckkady7282]

@Just think I'm a fan of the Silver screen and have been since the 50's. I always will be A Turner Classics Fan

[@wavoconqueso]

Believable story? That setup in the beginning was about as far fetched as you can get. I like these two but this script is nuts.

[@winmancan8374]

I'm sick and tired coming to watch these movies and there is always someone whinning about 'the good old days were better'. That siren song has been sung since the Greek Tragedies Your father sang it about his entertainment being better then yours and his father said it before him ad infinitum back to the beginning.

[@adamnoman4658]

@@wavoconqueso : And it doesn't get any better for the next hour.

[@winmancan8374]

@Gayle Brown love watching them just tired of the people singing the siren song ' the good old days were better'

[@stevef9530]

Love the last line, from Jean Arthur to McCrea, ‘I hate you. Darling.’ Loony but super fun film, with two top actors. All his career, McCrea exuded strength and delicacy, a rare combination.

[@hollychabbott9275]

I think my favorite old film is The More the Merrier. I love these two together!!! I .love them both. And neither one of them were part of the Hollywood scene.

[@middleB55]

Wow! What a excellent movie. They don't make them like that anymore. Thanks for posting this :-)

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

Gene Arthur I LOVE YOU DARLING WHEREVER YOU ARE ❤

[@rwolfson1935]

Two of my absolute favorite stars. Wonderful entertainment, thank you!

[@patriciapalmer1377]

Thank you for your time and effort on our behalf, we appreciate it !! Pat

[@vin.handle]

Somewhat confusing, but still a great screwball comedy. Joel McCrea was possibly the most under-appreciated of Hollywood's stars.

[@mimiinmissouri3139]

Vincent DeSapio I agree. He’s always been a favorite of mine. I like romantic comedy movies best but the westerns are good too.

[@paulrelgne2149]

VincentDS: Perhaps he was not part of the "ordained" actors?

[@LeonAllanDavis]

Not really a screwball comedy. Nothing much funny going on here.

[@carolynderricks3226]

VincentDS I agree about Joel; maybe because his style was natural and laid back. He was more modern than his contemporaries. He made it seems so easy (like Mitchum), which made him sort of ahead of his time. I actually used to think he was about 15 years younger than he actually was, like in William Holden’s or Gregory Peck’s generation. I could imagine him in the Man in the Gray Flannel Suit or Sunset Boulevard, or to Kill a Mockingbird instead of those dumb pre code films he wasted his younger years in. Love Foreign Correspondent!

[@vin.handle]

@@carolynderricks3226 I agree. Joel McCrea was a huge star in the 1930s and early 1940s and a favorite of Katherine Hepburn and Bette Davis. I think his career tailed off in the 1940s and he failed to make more classic movies because of a lack of ambition. He liked ranching and riding and preferred making Westerns. I agree that he would have been great in the movies you mentioned and also in a lot of the movies starring Jimmy Stewart. And in addition to Foreign Correspondent, I liked Sullivan's Travels and The Most Dangerous Game.

[@n.emilioaviles]

An entertaining whodunnit with a great cast. McCrea & Arthur had screen charm, charisma & chemistry. Missing ingredients in Hollywood films now.

[@jasoncollins1702]

No whodunnit. We know who the thief is virtually from the start. George's false departure was predictable as well. But still a fantastic flick.

[@johnmolinari2384]

Not the only ingredients missing ,the main dish too.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

McCrae was such a hunk! And Jean was such a card. Love it!

[@justmoti3097]

What do you mean by ""à hunk"" and a card""? Is this slang or popular language ? ? Thanks for your explanation

[@joanne1600]

A hunk means - handsome. A card means - funny. ᵕ̈

[@uk7900]

Love it 😍 sooooo MUCH!

[@stuart8663]

Superb and still enjoyed - all these years after.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Jean was such a neat actress & Joel was SUCH a handsome man & good actor too.

[@juanitacurtis826]

First time watching this little gem. Loved the chemistry between Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea.

[@billmalovich9050]

Juanita Curtis there are many more movies with these two stars . You would most likely be enjoy. Check out their IMDb pages. You can find the titles there,then search KZbin for the movies. Good luck.

[@Bobalicious]

Thank you for sharing this charming movie.

[@cgpyper7536]

Lot's of good old-fashioned 1930s Depression Era light entertainment in this film noir (great lighting!). Thanks for posting J.N.

[@patriciapalmer1377]

I love Reginald Owen and Thomas Mitchell !! The journeymen actors of this era are the backbone of the productions.

[@robertwalker5521]

Reginald Owen TRIED to be Sherlock Holmes and Mitchell TRIED to be Santa/Miracle on 34th Street...and one or two Mark Twain movies. Ugh!!

[@eisenjeisen6262]

That was a very good movie, and great acting thank you for the up load

[@thankyouforyourcompliance7386]

The story is a bit weak but Joel and Jean are adorable. Nice movie for a late evening. Thanks Joanne for sharing!

[@AstralPixie]

The coin toss into the blind man's cup was clever ;) Thanks for posting.

[@pauldormont4470]

How did I miss this screwball for so long? Just plain fun.

[@teresaschmidt5636]

Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur two of my favorites 💜 thanks for posting

[@jimanders6666]

have you seen "the More the Merrier" with these two?

[@erichgreen82grandparitchie23]

VERY NICE,,,,,THESE DAYS PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE A GOOD WELL WRITTEN MOVIE,,,,,,,BRAVO FOR THIS PRESENTATION

[@spirit-walkerwaters4521]

Very intriguing movie. Compelling plot and it was fun. Jean is usually pleasant to watch in her roles. A true professional.

[@markhughes7927]

Very very good. Stylish throughout. Sharp script. Witty. A good incarnation of Sherlock Holmes in New York.

[@josephhebert3073]

Love me some Jean Arthur. Thanks for uploading.

[@dennisburby8585]

Excellent. Particularly the when I fell for the idea that this would be about Jean Arthur getting her child back

[@amycarmichael2748]

Two Great stars Joel McCrae and Jean Arthur!! Love those two💓💞

[@pennyprayer764]

Love the interaction between actors/ characters. These two were favorites!

[@johnnyray88]

Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea never made bad movies even when they didn't star with each other.

[@nexus7of96]

Nice one Joanna. Such a stylish movie with great actors. Loved it.

[@cskarbek1]

love Jean Arthur. she made a great mom in Shane! her character was sooo well played! thanks for posting this one too.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Shane was the greatest western movie ever made. I named my son Shane after Alan Ladd's character.

[@NancyDrewe]

A classy classic! Thanks, this is a really good film. :)

[@berylbattrick1246]

thank you very enjoyable movie. good actors.

[@kansascowboy5721]

What a great film! Thank you for sharing

[@trickfan2772]

Thank you for the great movies!!

[@marvinbrown7869]

2 young and very attractive people not in their best roles, but still worth watching just because. Wonderful restoration too.

[@angelamagruder5911]

That was goid finally got to see the ending,funny and caught the thief too,good front page story!!!!!!

[@roarroar2808]

Enjoyed very much 😊 Thank you

[@kevinoneil56]

A delightful film, thankyou.

[@vHumboldt77]

This film is exquisite in every respect, starting by the actors and performances -and, pardon the silly comment: the decor of Joel McCrea's appartment just blows-off one's mind. What a treat! THANKS for posting.

[@elizabethfitgerald9775]

Lovely old movie. God bless, please post more !

[@guesswho5122]

Jean Arthur! I immediately recognised her unique voice and remembered her in Billy Wilder's 1948 comedy A FOREIGN AFFAIR (set in postwar Berlin), where she plays the aptly named rigid, stern, and rigorous Congresswoman Phoebe FROST.

[@guesswho5122]

@T Z Yes he 'defrosted' her, but I always find his change of heart and the ending of the film a bit unconvincing or lame. Yet, on the other hand, that Erika von Schluetow (Schlütow) ... There was a real affair going on, I guess, between Billy Wilder and that City of Berlin: Beginning in the late 1920s, he had contributed to films (PEOPLE ON SUNDAY, shot in Berlin with amateurs) and worked as a film critic, in 1948 he had directed this here film, and in 1961 (interrupted by the erection of the notorious Berlin Wall), he had returned once more for ONE, TWO, THREE.

[@larrymaxwell5535]

Thanks for sharing that good wholesome all American movie, with great actors Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea!

[@WJack97224]

Jean Arthur was so cute. Always loved her. Thanks for posting. Good on ya mate.

[@WJack97224]

@@For Truth, I don't think so. And then she was so sweet in Shane, in 1953.

[@vernwallen4246]

Shane was her last"hoorah".Great actress.⏰caught up with her like it will for all of us eventually.Boy o boy too be 75 again!

[@yuckyool]

"Mr Smith goes to Washington" - another Mitchell-Arthur vehicle. Obviously Frank Capra saw something in her that many of us still see . . . 90 years later!

[@WJack97224]

@@yuckyool, Wow! What a good memory. Thanks.

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

I thought she was adorable..

[@Ackerman_77]

This was an amazing movie. ⭐️ Thank you for posting this 😊

[@storylass9071]

Wow, sone of those pool shots were really his and they were good.

[@jons4418]

No, they werent

[@gustdurham253]

Gust Durham Another great movie back in my days!!! I love the movies in the 20's, 30's and 40's.....

[@johnmolinari2384]

Also Monogram and Republic Cowboys.

[@reeritz1280]

Really great newspaper, comedy story from the 30's....almost as good as "The Front Page"...Jean Arthur at her nutty best & Joel McCrea is predictably good. 9 of 10 stars👌

[@CissyBrazil]

Love Thomas Mitchell in any movie! Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur are great, too!

[@mariamarisi6154]

Thank you for the great movie. Good cast . ❤

[@15thstreet60]

This film was released nearly 20 years before i was young when I was born on my birthday [that's kind of a nod to a line in the film] and now in 2020 it is still great viewing - I have only seen Joel McCrea act in westerns but this was a good performance too. Thanks for the upload to YT.

[@sue2611]

15th STREET -- Look for "The More the Merrier." It's another good one with Arthur and McCrea.

[@15thstreet60]

@@sue2611 Thanks for that info _ I watched 'more the merrier' last night and really liked it.

[@richardw3470]

Try Foreign Correspondent with the great Herbert Marshall and Sullivan's Travels with pretty little Veronica Lake. The latter is a punch in Hollyweird's eye and the former begins with a loosely based story of a real assassination.

[@RanBlakePiano]

@@richardw3470 l.Day

[@richardw3470]

@@RanBlakePiano Are you talking about Laraine Day? Never cared for her--only thing wrong about Foreign Corres.

[@gabib3277]

At 13:03, the beauty salon attendant (Miss Arnold) is Bess Flowers, who was in many Three Stooges episodes.

[@marymathis9299]

Great stuff! Thanks so much!! 👍🥰📽👀😁👏👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@unclepush2895]

Great closing line;) ..."I hate you♡darling"

[@Bill23799]

The editor in this film was just a reporter in " Mr, Smith Goes to Washington ". Jean Arthur played the secretary to the senator in the same film.

[@strattuner]

EVERYTHING JOEL TOUCHED turned to gold,what a guy,his westerns are 10 ft tall,JEAN ARTHUR shes' a gem,very good cast in this one,rip you wonderful actors,this one will stand the test of time,super sleuths

[@jackjones8363]

Excellent film! The pace was relentless all the way. As with most of the golden age movies the endings were so abrupt. Would make a great remake - Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence... So often I see comments about McCrea being underrated though out his career, but I disagree. He frequently turned down roles that would have portrayed him as someone he didn't like, but which could have broadened his fanbase... My favourite from what I've seen is, Interns Can't Take Money, with Barbara Stanwyck... Every actor was great in that one...

[@patriciapalmer1377]

The "studio system " gave us the best movies of all time.

[@ginnylorenz5265]

Wonderful fun. OLD Hollywood know how to do it. Thank you!!!

[@axelsohn1454]

Wonderful film - great chemistry between Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur.

[@rosahill9487]

Thank you have a great day-to-day!

[@inaayabintmusab9612]

thank you very much..great movie

[@debedwards1717]

This is a great movie. 👍🏻

[@A7-.-]

I really enjoy Jean Arthur's acting skills.

[@checkeredflagfilms]

they had such great on-screen charisma...in this film...and in the film 'more the merrier'.

[@georgelopez2445]

Arthur done many of movies she's a great actor and she could be serious and she could be funny when I saw one movie that was it I had to find all her other movies she is really great I take my hat off to her

[@tyrssen1]

Absolutely delightful!

[@thomasmartin6907]

11 years before I was born. Great movie. Crazy world now

[@Horse237]

I was born in the same year. I still recognize the voices of Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur. A great movie. I'll be watching No Hands on the Clock (1941) next. Bye.

[@YRFKDM8]

Flat out fantastic!

[@jasoncollins1702]

Top notch. Everybody ought to know who Jean Arthur is. But people, this is not a whodunnit.

[@jacquesvandermeer6668]

This charming film contrasts implausibly planned crimes (and ludicrous predictions of them) with the sophisticated, elegant and savvy repartee of the three principal players. It tests credulity but the charm of the actors wins us over. I crush on Jean Arthur every time and she makes a suitable comedic and aesthetic match with Joel McCrae. The setting, premise and plot are revisited in “Henry’s Crimes” (2010) with an analogous pairing in Keanu Reeves and gorgeous Vera Farmiga. ADVENTURE IN MANHATTAN (1936) directed by Edward Ludwig also starring Reginald Owen and Thomas Mitchell

[@Happyharold666]

fabulous ! thank you✌️

[@johnkean5848]

Great upload classic movie set in a magical era! (Reporters going to that length to clip a colleague's wings? Perhaps if they're working for the _Rockefeller Times_ 😂) But hey, who am l to mock this movie gem? 👏👏👏

[@LeonAllanDavis]

Bizarre flick. Somebody did the script on the back of an envelope - then lost the envelope. Worth watching only for the actors and period scenes.

[@williamjhughes9460]

Thank You for uploading this movie. Always been a Fan of Jean Arthur as a young boy after watching her in my all time favorite movie Shane (1953) with the great Alan Ladd. Also became a huge fan of his movies too. The I saw her in the Classic Movie Mr.Smith Goes To Washington with James Stewart. Again been a huge fan of his movies too. These are just some of the movies that me into such a movie bluff to this day. I'm 53 in 2021 watching this movie for the first time. It was great to see an early role of Jean's. Do you have anymore you can post of her early movies other than Mr.Deeds Goes To Town which I also love 🎬

[@davidgeorge5909]

Good old movie! I like Joel McRae, but beautiful Jean Arthur steals the show...

[@kation]

Anybody else getting a bit of Mulder/Scully David/Gillian vibe from these two in this film? I didn't see that at all in TMTM, but I think that's why these two work so well together. They have that same type of chemistry that kept the XF going. The story is weak as heck but I do love all the scenes with Jean and Joel. They're too cute and I wish they'd done more together.

[@haviskam]

Made in 1936? Wow, I didnt know they could make better movies then than today.

[@matthewowen4219]

fantastic thank you

[@swmovan]

I still say Jean Arthur reminds me of Gracie Allen. The looks and the voice.

[@dominicpiscopo7915]

Ever time Gene Arthur I see in a movie makes my heart ❤pound continuously

[@sibkiss2009]

Love these classics

[@jimwest4082]

He didn't reach the A+ star list, because he didn't play the Hollywood game. He was a professionals, professional

[@lynnpappas4049]

Why don't they make movies like this anymore???? Great acting and no one had to cuss or show they bare bottom. This was made when Hollywood knew that people had a brain and didn't need to have everything shown to them.

[@davidhull1481]

Hey you kids get off my lawn!

[@robr4759]

Great movie full of surprises.

[@GaryYoung-eq1ph]

Joel's 2 best movies - dead end, and union pacific

[@reesetorwad8346]

👍 Excellent. Never noticed before, but McCrea sounds a bit like (and even faintly resembles) a young William S. Burroughs.