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