The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.307 |
Directed By
Leigh Jason
Crew
Philip G. Epstein
Wilson Collison
Leigh Jason
P.J. Wolfson
Roy Webb
Nicholas Musuraca
George Hively
Van Nest Polglase
Edward Stevenson
Mel Berns
Sid Rogell
Edward Donahue
Fred F. Finklehoffe
Arthur Kober
John Monks Jr.
Hal Yates
Robert Palmer
Pandro S. Berman
Carroll Clark
Darrell Silvera
Richard Van Hessen
George C. Emick
Cliff Bergere
George DeNormand
Harvey Parry
Cy Slocum
Eugene Joseff
Ralph E. Black
Dorothy Staton
Katherine Doyle
TOP 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
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)
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