The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
- 6.8
- 80 mins
- Comedy
Storyline
Madcap debutante Melsa Manton finds a body in a deserted house. Of course, the police don't believe her. Stung by Peter Ames's front page editorial decrying her "prank," Melsa enlists seven fellow debs to help her investigate. The wisecracking young ladies proceed to run circles around the police, the suspects, and the press.—Rod Crawford
Plot Keywords
ex convict, reference to snow white, manhattan new york city, whodunit, subway tunnel, nightclub, mink coat, journalist, extreme closeup, elevator, watchman, red herring, black stereotype, stabbed to death, knife, newspaper headline, newsboy, playboy, hospital room, hoax
Short Review
A mildly funny screwball comedy-mystery thriller that is overall more thirties stylish than witty.
Trailer
Streaming Service
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