Libeled Lady
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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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
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate119 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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