The Mad Miss Manton
Out of the social register and into the police blotter!
Genres
Overview
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
80 min
Release Date
1938-10-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
37
Vote Average
6.4
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
Leona Maricle
Sheila Lane
Kay Sutton
Gloria Hamilton
Miles Mander
Fred Thomas
John Qualen
Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
Grady Sutton
Secretary to District Attorney
Olin Howland
Mr. X, the Safecracker
Frank Anthony
Policeman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Campbell
Harold (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)
George Chandler
Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
William Corson
Ronnie Belden (uncredited)
Tom Costello
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Writer (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
Secretary (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mary Jo Desmond
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Paul Everton
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Popsie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Buck Mack
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
District Attorney (uncredited)
Lillian Miles
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Mitchell
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Managing Editor (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Detective (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Doorman (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Stuntman (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Stark
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Police Detective (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
William Tannen
Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Barrett Whitelaw
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Douglas Williams
Policeman (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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