The Mad Miss Manton
Out of the social register and into the police blotter!
1938 · 1h 20m · Approved
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Directed by
Leigh Jason
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The Mad Miss Manton
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.
Director and cast
- Leigh Jason Director
- Barbara Stanwyck as Melsa Manton
- Henry Fonda as Peter Ames
- Sam Levene as Lieutenant Brent
- Frances Mercer as Helen Frayne
- Stanley Ridges as Edward Norris
- Whitney Bourne as Pat James
- Vickie Lester as Kit Beverly
- Ann Evers as Lee Wilson
- Catherine O'Quinn as Dora Fenton
- Linda Perry as Myra Frost
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