Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

98 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 9, 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 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.

Libeled Lady

98 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 9, 1936

Libeled Lady
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Libeled Lady
Directors Carl Roup, Tom Andre, Jack Conway
Writers Maurine Dallas Watkins, Wallace Sullivan, Howard Emmett Rogers, George Oppenheimer

Cast

Jean Harlow

as Gladys Benton

William Powell

as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler

Myrna Loy

as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury

Spencer Tracy

as Warren Haggerty

Walter Connolly

as James B. Allenbury

Charley Grapewin

as Hollis Bane

Cora Witherspoon

as Mrs. Burns-Norvell

E. E. Clive

as Fishing Instructor

Bunny Beatty

as Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell

Otto Yamaoka

as Ching

Charles Trowbridge

as Graham

Spencer Charters

as McCall the Magistrate

George Chandler

as Bellhop

Hal K. Dawson

as Harvey Allen

William Newell

as Divorce Detective

Hattie McDaniel

as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)

George Davis

as Waiter (uncredited)

Barry Downing

as Waif (uncredited)

Tommy Bond

as Waif (uncredited)

Buster Phelps

as Waif (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

as Waif (uncredited)

Bobs Watson

as Waif (uncredited)

Norman Ainsley

as Allenbury's Butler Roberts (uncredited)

Harry Allen

as Jacques (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Dance Extra (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Charles Croker-King

as Allenbury's Lawyer Charles Archibald (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as Press Man (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Denver Courier Editor (uncredited)

Howard Hickman

as Cable Editor (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

as Reporter (uncredited)

Eric Lonsdale

as Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

as Steward (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)

Charles King

as Barker (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

as Barker (uncredited)

Richard Tucker

as Barker (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

Harry Lash

as Photographer (uncredited)

Wally Maher

as Photographer (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

as Photographer (uncredited)

Pat Somerset

as Photographer (uncredited)

Gwen Lee

as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

James T. Mack

as Pop (uncredited)

Tom Mahoney

as Alex (uncredited)

Myra Marsh

as Secretary (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

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

Eric Wilton

as Steward on Dock (uncredited)

Buddy Messinger

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

as Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)

Inez Palange

as Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

as Butler (uncredited)

Thomas Pogue

as Reverend (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

as Dickson (uncredited)

Bodil Rosing

as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)

Eddie Shubert

as Moe (uncredited)

William Stack

as Editor (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Clerk (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

as Gladys' Maid 'Tiny' (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

as Waiter (uncredited)

Nick Thompson

as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Pat West

as Detective (uncredited)

Duke York

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Robert Adair

as Palmer (uncredited)

George Golden

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Shep Houghton

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Broderick O'Farrell

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

as Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)