The Mad Miss Manton
1938-10-21When 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.

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.

Melsa Manton
Barbara Stanwyck

Peter Ames
Henry Fonda

Lieutenant Brent
Sam Levene

Helen Frayne
Frances Mercer

Edward Norris
Stanley Ridges

Pat James
Whitney Bourne

Kit Beverly
Vickie Lester

Lee Wilson
Ann Evers
Dora Fenton
Catherine O'Quinn

Myra Frost
Linda Perry

Jane
Eleanor Hansen

Hilda
Hattie McDaniel

Sullivan
James Burke

Bat Regan
Paul Guilfoyle

Frances Glesk
Penny Singleton

Sheila Lane
Leona Maricle

Gloria Hamilton
Kay Sutton

Fred Thomas
Miles Mander

Night Watchman at Subway Construction Site
John Qualen

Secretary to District Attorney
Grady Sutton

Mr. X, the Safecracker
Olin Howland
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Anthony

Spangler, the Process Server (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Booking Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ed Brady

Clerk (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Waiter (uncredited)
John Butler
Harold (uncredited)
Harry Campbell
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
James Carlisle

Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler

Newspaper Staff (uncredited)
George Chandler
Ronnie Belden (uncredited)
William Corson
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Tom Costello

Writer (uncredited)
Wade Crosby

Secretary (uncredited)
Virginia Dabney
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Mary Jo Desmond

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Paul Everton
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann

Guest at Charity Ball (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Assistant News Editor (uncredited)
Byron Foulger

Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Otto Fries

Popsie (uncredited)
Charles Halton

Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
Vinton Hayworth

Ben - Melsa's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Donald Kerr

Las Palmas Club Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Buck Mack

Policeman (uncredited)
George Magrill

Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)
Matt McHugh
Policeman (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy

District Attorney (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Lillian Miles
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Robert Mitchell

Managing Editor (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Detective (uncredited)
Ted Oliver

Doorman (uncredited)
Emory Parnell

Stuntman (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
Newsboy (uncredited)
Gerald Pierce
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Fred Rapport

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Rice

Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)
Walter Sande

Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Cy Slocum
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Michael Stark

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bert Stevens

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Jean Stevens
Police Detective (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan

Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)
William Tannen
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Edward Thomas

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner

Mr. Fenton (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Barrett Whitelaw
Policeman (uncredited)
Douglas Williams

Norris' Attorney (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Jane Woodworth
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini