Barbara Stanwyck
Melsa Manton
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The Mad Miss Manton is a 1938 American screwball comedy - mystery film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Barbara Stanwyck as fun-loving socialite Melsa Manton and Henry Fonda as newspaper editor Peter Ames.
The Mad Miss Manton: Directed by Leigh Jason. With Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene, Frances Mercer. After the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
- (2.8K)
- Comedy, Mystery
- Leigh Jason
- 1938-10-21
Sep 18, 2020 · A classic murder mystery film starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda as a socialite and a newspaper editor. Watch the full movie online for free or download it to your device.
- 80 min
- 5.7K
- westernsky
The Mad Miss Manton (1938) was released three years earlier; it has been called a dress rehearsal for the later classic, but it can also stand on its own as a delightful and neglected entry in the comedy-mystery subgenre.
- Leigh Jason, Edward Donahue
- Barbara Stanwyck
After the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.
- (44)
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Leigh Jason
- Comedy
A comedy mystery film starring Barbara Stanwyck as a wealthy socialite who solves a murder case. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers and other crew members who worked on this classic movie.
Dizzy heiress Melsa Manton and her manicured band of Park Avenue pranksters think Manhattan is an amusement park built just for them. So when Melsa stumbles across a murder victim, the pranksters decide to play detective.
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