“Out of the social register and into the police blotter!”
The Mad Miss Manton
6.4
43 votes·1938
·1h 20m
·MovieComedyCrimeMysteryRomance
Overview
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
Keywords
gangstermadcap comedyscrewball comedysocialitepranksterinvestigative journalismmurder mysterylibel suit
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Melsa Manton
Henry Fonda
Peter Ames
Sam Levene
Lieutenant Brent
Frances Mercer
Helen Frayne
Stanley Ridges
Edward Norris
Whitney Bourne
Pat James
Vickie Lester
Kit Beverly
Ann Evers
Lee Wilson
Catherine O'Quinn
Dora Fenton
Linda Perry
Myra Frost
Eleanor Hansen
Jane
Hattie McDaniel
Hilda
James Burke
Sullivan
Paul Guilfoyle
Bat Regan
Penny Singleton
Frances Glesk
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