The Mad Miss Manton

"Out of the social register and into the police blotter!"

Oct 21 1938 Approved 1h 20m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Plot

Madcap debutante Melsa Manton finds a body in a deserted house. Of course, the police don't believe her. Stung by Peter Ames's front page editorial decrying her "prank," Melsa enlists seven fellow debs to help her investigate. The wisecracking young ladies proceed to run circles around the police, the suspects, and the press.

Written by

Julius J. Epstein, Wilson Collison, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Directed by

Leigh Jason

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
The Mad Miss Manton 1938 trailer
The Mad Miss Manton 1938 Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,138
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA