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Libeled Lady
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Genres
ComedyRomance
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1936-10-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
120
Vote Average
7.296
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Otto Yamaoka
Ching
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)
Barry Downing
Waif (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
Waif (uncredited)
Buster Phelps
Waif (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Waif (uncredited)
Bobs Watson
Waif (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Allenbury's Butler Roberts (uncredited)
Harry Allen
Jacques (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Dance Extra (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Croker-King
Allenbury's Lawyer Charles Archibald (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Press Man (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Denver Courier Editor (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Cable Editor (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Reporter (uncredited)
Eric Lonsdale
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Steward (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)
Harry Lash
Photographer (uncredited)
Wally Maher
Photographer (uncredited)
Franklin Parker
Photographer (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Photographer (uncredited)
Gwen Lee
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
James T. Mack
Pop (uncredited)
Tom Mahoney
Alex (uncredited)
Myra Marsh
Secretary (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Steward from 'S.S. Queen Ann' on Dock (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Steward on Dock (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Butler (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue
Reverend (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Dickson (uncredited)
Bodil Rosing
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert
Moe (uncredited)
William Stack
Editor (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Clerk (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Gladys' Maid 'Tiny' (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Waiter (uncredited)
Nick Thompson
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Pat West
Detective (uncredited)
Duke York
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Robert Adair
Palmer (uncredited)
George Golden
Club Patron (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
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