About the film
socialite prankster
The Mad Miss Manton
Release Date: October 21, 1938
| Year | : | 1938 |
| Slogan | : | «Out of the social register and into the police blotter!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Director | : | Leigh Jason |
| Producers | : | P.J. Wolfson, Sid Rogell |
| Writers | : | Philip G. Epstein, Wilson Collison |
| RunTime | : | 80 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Barbara Stanwyck
Character : Melsa Manton
Henry Fonda
Character : Peter Ames
Sam Levene
Character : Lieutenant Brent
Frances Mercer
Character : Helen Frayne
Stanley Ridges
Character : Edward Norris
Whitney Bourne
Character : Pat James
Vickie Lester
Character : Kit Beverly
Ann Evers
Character : Lee Wilson
Catherine O'Quinn
Character : Dora Fenton
Linda Perry
Character : Myra Frost
Eleanor Hansen
Character : Jane
Hattie McDaniel
Character : Hilda
James Burke
Character : Sullivan
Paul Guilfoyle
Character : Bat Regan
Penny Singleton
Character : Frances Glesk
Leona Maricle
Character : Sheila Lane
Kay Sutton
Character : Gloria Hamilton
Miles Mander
Character : Fred Thomas
John Qualen
Character : Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
Grady Sutton
Character : Secretary to District Attorney
Olin Howland
Character : Mr. X, the Safecracker
Frank Anthony
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Character : Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Character : Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Character : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Character : Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
Character : Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Campbell
Character : Harold (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Character : Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)
George Chandler
Character : Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
William Corson
Character : Ronnie Belden (uncredited)
Tom Costello
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
Character : Writer (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
Character : Secretary (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mary Jo Desmond
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Paul Everton
Character : Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Character : Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Character : Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
Otto Fries
Character : Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Character : Popsie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
Character : Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Character : Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Character : Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Buck Mack
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Magrill
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Character : Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Character : District Attorney (uncredited)
Lillian Miles
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Mitchell
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Character : Managing Editor (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Character : Detective (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Character : Doorman (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Character : Stuntman (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Character : Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character : Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
Character : Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Character : Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Character : Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Stark
Character : Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Character : Police Detective (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
William Tannen
Character : Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Character : Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Barrett Whitelaw
Character : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Douglas Williams
Character : Policeman (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Character : Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth
Character : Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
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