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Libeled Lady (1936)
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A newspaper man, his jilted fiancée, and his lawyer hatch an elaborate scheme to turn a false news-story into the truth, before a high-society woman can sue for libel. Director:Jack ConwayWriters:Maurine Dallas Watkins (screen play), Howard Emmett Rogers (screen play), and 2 more credits » |
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| Jean Harlow | ... |
Gladys
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| William Powell | ... |
Bill Chandler
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| Myrna Loy | ... |
Connie Allenbury
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| Spencer Tracy | ... |
Haggerty
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Walter Connolly | ... |
Mr. Allenbury
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Charley Grapewin | ... |
Mr. Bane
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Cora Witherspoon | ... |
Mrs. Burns-Norvell
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E.E. Clive | ... |
Fishing Instructor
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Bunny Beatty | ... |
Babs
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Otto Yamaoka | ... |
Ching
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Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Graham
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Spencer Charters | ... |
Magistrate
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George Chandler | ... |
Bell Hop
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William 'Billy' Benedict | ... |
Johnny
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Hal K. Dawson | ... |
Harvey Allen
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Storyline
Warren Haggerty is the chief editor of the New York Evening Star. He keeps on delaying his marriage with Gladys because of problems his newspapers must face. When it is filed a 5 million dollars claim by Connie Allenbury for having printed she is a marriage-breaker, he organizes the unconsummated marriage of Gladys and the don Juan Bill Chandler. The goal is to catch Connie alone with a married man... Written by Yepok
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Warren Haggerty: I don't care. Anything. "War threatens Europe!"
Harvey Allen: Which country?
Warren Haggerty: Flip a nickel!
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(1843) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Whistled by William Powell See more »
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Jean Harlow and William Powell were a couple at the time the film was made. She desperately wanted the part of Connie Allenbury (Myrna Loy's role) so that she and Powell's character would end up together. The director and MGM execs would not heed her demand, however. They always intended on the film being another Powell/Loy vehicle and knew that audiences wanted Powell and Loy to end up together in their films. Harlow was very disappointed but had already signed on to the film and had no choice but to play the role of Gladys Benton. In the end, she liked the film and agreed that she was more suited to the role of Gladys. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Spencer Tracy refers to William Benedict's character as "Joe", although the opening credits identify him as "Johnny". See more »Quotes
Harvey Allen: What'll we use for a headline?Warren Haggerty: I don't care. Anything. "War threatens Europe!"
Harvey Allen: Which country?
Warren Haggerty: Flip a nickel!
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Referenced in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) See more »Soundtracks
"Wedding March"(1843) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Whistled by William Powell See more »
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