

Libeled Lady
1936 · Movie · 1h 38m · NR
ComedyRomance
"At the top of their game."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Key crew
- Jack ConwayDirector
- Howard Emmett RogersScreenplay
- Maurine Dallas WatkinsScreenplay
- George OppenheimerScreenplay
- William AxtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean HarlowGladys Benton
- William PowellWilliam 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
- Myrna LoyConstance 'Connie' Allenbury
- Spencer TracyWarren Haggerty
- Walter ConnollyJames B. Allenbury
- Charley GrapewinHollis Bane
- Cora WitherspoonMrs. Burns-Norvell
- E. E. CliveFishing Instructor
- Bunny BeattyBarbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell
- Otto YamaokaChing
- Charles TrowbridgeGraham
- Spencer ChartersMcCall the Magistrate
Stills
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Themes
newspaperfishingmarriagelovelawyerreporterweddingdivorcescrewball comedyhigh societyeditorlibel











