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The Mad Miss Manton

Year:

1938

Duration:

80 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Leigh Jason

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1938-10-21

Filming Locations: Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Barbara Stanwyck

The Mad Miss Manton

Henry Fonda

Peter Ames

Sam Levene

Lieutenant Brent

Frances Mercer

Helen Frayne

Stanley Ridges

Edward Norris

Whitney Bourne

Pat James

Vickie Lester

Kit Beverly (as Vicki Lester)

Ann Evers

Lee Wilson

Catherine O'Quinn

Dora Fenton

Linda Perry

Myra Frost (as Linda Terry)

Eleanor Hansen

Jane

Hattie McDaniel

Hilda (as Hattie McDaniels)

James Burke

Sullivan

Paul Guilfoyle

Bat Regan

Penny Singleton

Frances Glesk

Leona Maricle

Sheila Lane

Kay Sutton

Gloria Hamilton

Miles Mander

Fred Thomas

John Qualen

Subway Watchman

Grady Sutton

D.A.'s Secretary

Olin Howland

Mr. X

Frank Anthony

Policeman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Mr. Spengler - 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

Minor Role (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Detective with Machine Gun (uncredited)

George Chandler

Newspaper Man (uncredited)

William Corson

Ronnie Belden (uncredited)

Tom Costello

Minor Role (uncredited)

Wade Crosby

Writer (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

Secretary (uncredited)

George DeNormand

Minor Role (uncredited)

Mary Jo Desmond

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Paul Everton

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Harry Fleischmann

Minor Role (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Assistant News Editor (uncredited)

Otto Fries

Homicide Detective (uncredited)

Charles Halton

Popsy - the Lawyer (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

Minor Role (uncredited)

George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

Matt McHugh

Frisco - False Waiter (uncredited)

Charles McMurphy

Policeman (uncredited)

Robert Middlemass

District Attorney (uncredited)

Lillian Miles

Minor Role (uncredited)

Robert Mitchell

Minor 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

Doctor (uncredited)

Walter Sande

Jim - Investigator for Peter (uncredited)

Buster Slaven

Messenger Boy with Telegrams (uncredited)

Cy Slocum

Minor Role (uncredited)

Michael Stark

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Jean Stevens

Minor Role (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Police Detective (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Minor Role (uncredited)

William Tannen

Drunk Who Trips in Las Palmas Club (uncredited)

Carlie Taylor

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

Minor Role (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Minor Role (uncredited)

Pauline Wagner

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

Mr. Fenton (uncredited)

Barrett Whitelaw

Minor Role (uncredited)

Douglas Williams

Policeman (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Norris' Attorney (uncredited)

Jane Woodworth

Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Katherine Hepburn turned down the role of Melsa Manton after the poor box-office of Bringing Up Baby.

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The first of three screen teamings of Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck. All were comedies.

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Irene Dunne was considered for the leading role.

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Goofs

In a romantic scene in the middle of the film Melsa tells Peter, that "she's had dozens of cigarette lighters but none of them worked." However, at the start of the film when she snoops around the Lane house, she uses a WORKING cigarette lighter as a torch.

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When Melsa first calls the police at the beginning of the movie. The police cars are rushing to the Lane mansion. As they pass "Jones Drug Co" and "Barber Shop" the signs are backwards (mirror images).

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Quotes

Melsa Manton: Police! All they know is to blow a whistle and hold up traffic!

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Melsa Manton: [to her friends] Get him, girls!

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Peter Ames: [Referring to Melsa] Isn't she wonderful? That's the girl I'm going to marry.

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