The Mad Miss Manton

Out of the social register and into the police blotter!

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

Comedy Crime Mystery Romance

Barbara Stanwyck

Henry Fonda

Sam Levene

(Lieutenant Brent)

Frances Mercer

Stanley Ridges

(Edward Norris)

Whitney Bourne

Vickie Lester

Ann Evers

Catherine O'Quinn

Linda Perry

Eleanor Hansen

Hattie McDaniel

James Burke

Paul Guilfoyle

Penny Singleton

(Frances Glesk)

Leona Maricle

Kay Sutton

(Gloria Hamilton)

Miles Mander

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))

Robert Middlemass

(District Attorney (uncredited))

Lillian Miles

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Robert Mitchell

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Leonard Mudie

(Managing Editor (uncredited))

Ted Oliver

(Detective (uncredited))

Emory Parnell

(Doorman (uncredited))

Harvey Parry

(Stuntman (uncredited))

Gerald Pierce

(Newsboy (uncredited))

Fred Rapport

(Headwaiter (uncredited))

Jack Rice

(Hospital Doctor (uncredited))

Walter Sande

(Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited))

Buster Slaven

(Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited))

Cy Slocum

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Michael Stark

(Plainclothesman (uncredited))

Bert Stevens

(Charity Ball Guest (uncredited))

Jean Stevens

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Brick Sullivan

(Police Detective (uncredited))

Charles Sullivan

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

William Tannen

(Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited))

Carlie Taylor

(Charity Ball Guest (uncredited))

Edward Thomas

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Charles Trowbridge

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Russell Wade

(Charity Ball Guest (uncredited))

Pauline Wagner

(Charity Ball Guest (uncredited))

Pierre Watkin

(Mr. Fenton (uncredited))

Barrett Whitelaw

(Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited))

Douglas Williams

(Policeman (uncredited))

Clarence Wilson

(Norris' Attorney (uncredited))

Jane Woodworth

(Charity Ball Guest (uncredited))

Oliver Cross

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Tom Ferrandini

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))