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An all-star cast headlines this Oscar-nominated screwball comedy about an editor who hires a gigolo to compromise an heiress who threatens to sue his paper. Starring Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy ("Bad Day at Black Rock," "Adam's Rib"), "Thin Man" duo William Powell and Myrna Loy, and Blonde Bombshell Jean Harlow ("Bombshell"). Nominated for Best Picture.
Mar 3, 2005 · If the movie were really any good, the two women might give the unscathed, sweetly befuddled Powell a piece of their minds for stringing them along until the cows come home—but Libeled Lady is too lazy to follow through on its moral dilemma. The climax is rushed, so as to avoid the conflict that would’ve made it messy but interesting.
Tracy plays Warren Haggerty, the managing editor of a newspaper that mistakenly prints a story declaring the rich Connie Allenbury (Myrna Loy) has stolen away another woman's husband. Connie retaliates by suing the paper for $5 million. This happens right before Warren is about to marry his fiancee Gladys (Jean Harlow).
Libeled Lady: Directed by Jack Conway. With Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Libeled Lady Reviews. Metro's best and latest entry in this field, a frothy thing like all the rest, with touches of feeling, little stagnation and considerable laughter. Full Review | May 7, 2024 ...
Libeled Lady. Libeled Lady is a 1936 American comedy movie directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Walter Connolly, George Chandler. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1937.
Libeled Lady (1936) - Directed by Jack Conway, produced by Lawrence Weingarten and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Walter Connolly, Charley Grapewin, Cora Witherspoon, E.E. Clive,and more...
