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Plot

Having fallen from grace at Paramount, musical comedy star Nancy Carroll retreated to Columbia Pictures, known in 1935 as "the Port of Missing Stars." Though Carroll does no singing in Columbia's Atlantic Adventure, she is still a charming and delightful screen presence. The actress is cast as Helen, the oft-neglected fiancee of hotshot reporter Dan Miller (Lloyd Nolan). When he tries to keep his appointments with Helen, Dan is fired by his newspaper. Hoping to get back in the good graces of his boss, Dan boards an ocean liner in pursuit of the man responsible for the murder of the District Attorney. It must needs be that Helen is also on board this ship, as is a gang of jewel thieves, leading to more than a few perilous situations for the hero and heroine. Silent film comedian Harry Langdon, who like Nancy Carroll was considered a fading star in 1935, is hilarious as Dan's photographer pal Snapper.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Action,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
68min.
Distributor(s):
Columbia Pictures
Director(s):
Albert Rogell
Starring:
Nancy Carroll , Lloyd Nolan , Harry Langdon , Arthur Hohl , Robert Middlemass
Keywords:
District-Attorney,Polish [nationality],abandonment,anchorperson,aristocracy,boating,child,divorce,extramarital-affair,fiancee,history,independence,investigation,jewel-robbery,journalism,killing,love,marriage,mistress,murder,opal,politician,princess,reporter,reunion,robbery