The Mad Miss Manton
6.4
80 minutes
10/21/1938
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.
Cast List
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
Eleanor Hansen
as Jane
Hattie McDaniel
as Hilda
James Burke
as Sullivan
Paul Guilfoyle
as Bat Regan
Penny Singleton
as Frances Glesk
Leona Maricle
as Sheila Lane
Kay Sutton
as Gloria Hamilton
Miles Mander
as Fred Thomas
John Qualen
as Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
Grady Sutton
as Secretary to District Attorney
Olin Howland
as Mr. X, the Safecracker
Frank Anthony
as Policeman (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
as Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
as Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
as Clerk (uncredited)
John Butler
as Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Campbell
as Harold (uncredited)
James Carlisle
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
William Corson
as Ronnie Belden (uncredited)
Tom Costello
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Wade Crosby
as Writer (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
as Secretary (uncredited)
George DeNormand
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Mary Jo Desmond
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Paul Everton
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
Otto Fries
as Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Charles Halton
as Popsie (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth
as Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Buck Mack
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
as Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy
as Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Lillian Miles
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Mitchell
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Managing Editor (uncredited)
Ted Oliver
as Detective (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Doorman (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
as Stuntman (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Walter Sande
as Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
as Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Stark
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Russell Wade
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Barrett Whitelaw
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Douglas Williams
as Policeman (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
as Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)