diff --git a/pandas/core/array_algos/take.py b/pandas/core/array_algos/take.py
index 2179085d9ad9b..054497089c5ab 100644
--- a/pandas/core/array_algos/take.py
+++ b/pandas/core/array_algos/take.py
@@ -121,6 +121,43 @@ def _take_nd_ndarray(
     return out
 
 
+def take_1d(
+    arr: ArrayLike,
+    indexer: np.ndarray,
+    fill_value=None,
+    allow_fill: bool = True,
+) -> ArrayLike:
+    """
+    Specialized version for 1D arrays. Differences compared to take_nd:
+
+    - Assumes input (arr, indexer) has already been converted to numpy array / EA
+    - Only works for 1D arrays
+
+    To ensure the lowest possible overhead.
+
+    TODO(ArrayManager): mainly useful for ArrayManager, otherwise can potentially
+    be removed again if we don't end up with ArrayManager.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
+        # ExtensionArray -> dispatch to their method
+        return arr.take(indexer, fill_value=fill_value, allow_fill=allow_fill)
+
+    indexer, dtype, fill_value, mask_info = _take_preprocess_indexer_and_fill_value(
+        arr, indexer, 0, None, fill_value, allow_fill
+    )
+
+    # at this point, it's guaranteed that dtype can hold both the arr values
+    # and the fill_value
+    out = np.empty(indexer.shape, dtype=dtype)
+
+    func = _get_take_nd_function(
+        arr.ndim, arr.dtype, out.dtype, axis=0, mask_info=mask_info
+    )
+    func(arr, indexer, out, fill_value)
+
+    return out
+
+
 def take_2d_multi(
     arr: np.ndarray, indexer: np.ndarray, fill_value=np.nan
 ) -> np.ndarray:
diff --git a/pandas/core/internals/array_manager.py b/pandas/core/internals/array_manager.py
index e53f39e0a3a53..905fa448ff033 100644
--- a/pandas/core/internals/array_manager.py
+++ b/pandas/core/internals/array_manager.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 import pandas.core.algorithms as algos
 from pandas.core.array_algos.quantile import quantile_compat
-from pandas.core.array_algos.take import take_nd
+from pandas.core.array_algos.take import take_1d
 from pandas.core.arrays import (
     DatetimeArray,
     ExtensionArray,
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ def _reindex_indexer(
         else:
             validate_indices(indexer, len(self._axes[0]))
             new_arrays = [
-                take_nd(
+                take_1d(
                     arr,
                     indexer,
                     allow_fill=True,
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ def unstack(self, unstacker, fill_value) -> ArrayManager:
         new_arrays = []
         for arr in self.arrays:
             for i in range(unstacker.full_shape[1]):
-                new_arr = take_nd(
+                new_arr = take_1d(
                     arr, new_indexer2D[:, i], allow_fill=True, fill_value=fill_value
                 )
                 new_arrays.append(new_arr)