Another relaxing movie sketch page this time viewing THE MAD MISS MANTON. A goofy screwball whodunit from 1938 with Barbara Stanywyck and her sleuth'n crew of beautiful society dames who do a good job of beating up reporter Henry Fonda and solving the case. Lots of zinger lines and beautiful cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca photographing the fur-clad ladies in gorgeous black and white.
First time I've seen this movie and and I got a big kick out of it. .
These are wonderful , nicely done.
ReplyDeleteIf you liked Mad Miss Manton then another Stanwyck vehicle you might wish to view is Ball of Fire, a take on Snow White. I think it is more fun than Manton because the director and supporting cast provide a more substantial background to Manton. If you liked the pairing of Fonda and Stanwyck then you could do no better than watching The Lady Eve
ReplyDeleteHey Jon,
ReplyDeleteI love both those other films and Preston Sturges! I would aggree Ball of Fire is stronger and funnier film and I love lots of Stanwyck movies with the obvious Double Indemnity and her pre code stuff and Christmas in Conneticut is a holiday favourite.
Manton I had never seen so for me it was a undiscovered gem and I was just surprised how good and fun it was with killer photography and I thought her group of friends were hot so it was great seeing them all together:-) wish they had made sequels! I'd love to see more fur clad, beautiful 30's society gals fighting crime.