Movion - Libeled Lady

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7.3

119 reviews

Comedy/Romance

1h 38m

1936

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a...

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Libeled Lady

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When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

DirectorJack Conway
Release9 October 1936
Genre
Comedy / Romance
Duration1h 38m
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Rate
7.3
119 reviews
Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Jean Harlow

Gladys Benton

William Powell

William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler

Myrna Loy

Constance 'Connie' Allenbury

Spencer Tracy

Warren Haggerty

Walter Connolly

James B. Allenbury

Charley Grapewin

Hollis Bane

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Burns-Norvell

E. E. Clive

Fishing Instructor

Bunny Beatty

Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell

Charles Trowbridge

Graham

Spencer Charters

McCall the Magistrate

George Chandler

Bellhop

William Benedict

Joe

Hal K. Dawson

Harvey Allen

William Newell

Divorce Detective

Hattie McDaniel

Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

George Davis

Waiter (uncredited)

Tommy Bond

Waif (uncredited)

Buster Phelps

Waif (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

Waif (uncredited)

Bobs Watson

Waif (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Club Patron (uncredited)

Charles Croker-King

Allenbury's Lawyer Charles Archibald (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Press Man (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

Cable Editor (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Reporter (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

Charles King

Barker (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

Barker (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

Barker (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

Pat Somerset

Photographer (uncredited)

Gwen Lee

Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Steward from 'S.S. Queen Ann' on Dock (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)

Inez Palange

Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

Butler (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

Dickson (uncredited)

Bodil Rosing

Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

William Stack

Editor (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

Clerk (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

Gladys' Maid 'Tiny' (uncredited)

Pat West

Detective (uncredited)

Duke York

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Robert Adair

Palmer (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

Club Patron (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)

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