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Libeled Lady
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Mood: | Witty |
| Decade: | 1930's |
| Country: | United States |
| Director: | Jack Conway |
| Actor: | Spencer Tracy, William Powell |
| Actress: | Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow |
| Release Year: | 1936 |
| Studio: | Warner Home Video |
| Runtime: | 98 Mins. |
| Format: | Black & White |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| New On: | Site |
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WHAT IT'S ABOUT:The ever-smooth Powell plays Bill Chandler, a freelance journalist hired by his old newspaper to squelch a libel suit brought by society heiress Connie Allenbury (Loy). To do this, Bill must make Connie fall in love with him and then place her in a compromising position. Ultimately, he melts her icy exterior, but ends up falling in love himself. What’s a smitten newspaperman to do? WHY I LOVE IT:Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar in 1936, Jack Conway's underexposed screwball comedy is a raucous farce buzzing with zany humor, thanks to a flurry of impeccable one-liners delivered by Powell and Loy, reunited from their pairing in "The Thin Man." Playing Haggerty, the newspaper's frantic editor, and Gladys, his continually jilted fiancée, Tracy and Harlow round out a stellar foursome in this fast-paced, ingenious laugh-fest. |
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