Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
Release: 1936-10-09
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 7.3
Comedy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Gwen Lee
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
as Dickson (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
as Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
as Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
as Waif (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Inez Palange
as Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
as Gladys' Maid 'Tiny' (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
William Powell
as William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
William Benedict
as Joe
Robert Adair
as Palmer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
as Club Patron (uncredited)
William Newell
as Divorce Detective
Harry C. Bradley
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
Walter Connolly
as James B. Allenbury
Hal K. Dawson
as Harvey Allen
Buddy Messinger
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
as Waif (uncredited)
William Stack
as Editor (uncredited)
Charley Grapewin
as Hollis Bane
Bodil Rosing
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Clerk (uncredited)
Pat West
as Detective (uncredited)
Buster Phelps
as Waif (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Reporter (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
as Photographer (uncredited)
Otto Yamaoka
as Ching
Charles Croker-King
as Allenbury's Lawyer Charles Archibald (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
as Cable Editor (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
as Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
E. E. Clive
as Fishing Instructor
Richard Tucker
as Barker (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
as Butler (uncredited)
Jean Harlow
as Gladys Benton
Charles Trowbridge
as Graham
George Chandler
as Bellhop
Alphonse Martell
as Steward from 'S.S. Queen Ann' on Dock (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy
as Warren Haggerty
George Davis
as Waiter (uncredited)
Bobs Watson
as Waif (uncredited)
Charles King
as Barker (uncredited)
Myrna Loy
as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Burns-Norvell
Fred Graham
as Press Man (uncredited)
Duke York
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Spencer Charters
as McCall the Magistrate
Selmer Jackson
as Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Bunny Beatty
as Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell
Jack Mulhall
as Barker (uncredited)
