The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
45 audience votes
Key crew
- Philip G. EpsteinScreenplay
- Leigh JasonDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckMelsa Manton
- Henry FondaPeter Ames
- Sam LeveneLieutenant Brent
- Frances MercerHelen Frayne
- Stanley RidgesEdward Norris
- Whitney BournePat James
- Vickie LesterKit Beverly
- Ann EversLee Wilson
- Catherine O'QuinnDora Fenton
- Linda PerryMyra Frost
- Eleanor HansenJane
- Hattie McDanielHilda
Stills
Themes
gangstermadcap comedyscrewball comedysocialitepranksterinvestigative journalismmurder mysterylibel suit