Starring oscarwinner spencer tracy bad day at black rock, adams rib, thin man duo william powell and myrna loy, and blonde bombshell jean harlow bombshell. Jean harlow, myrna loy, william powell, and spencer tracy thats quite a cast. Libeled lady is blessed with a clever script that serves up fastballs that the cast handles adroitly. One is sharper, faster, and a bit more cynical, and the other goes down more smoothly, like a milkshake. A sweet little scene from 1936s libeled lady featuring my favorite screen duo. An allstar cast headlines this oscarnominated screwball comedy about an editor who hires a gigolo to compromise an heiress who threatens to sue. While libeled lady is not one of the greatest screwball comedies, it is still a good, very funny representative of the genre, and contains a truly classic fishing sequence. Libeled lady 1936 official trailer nominated oscar. William powell and myrna loy in libeled lady 1936 have you been proposed to much. Libeled lady was nominated for the academy award for. That it misses making it into the top tier is due to minor problems with the script and direction.
Released 1936, libeled lady stars jean harlow, spencer tracy, myrna loy, william powell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of. In the topsyturvy depression era the old boymeetsgirl formula was turned on its ear, with screwball comedy presenting a zany, womandominated courtship of a male who often is unaware that open season has arrived. Hollywood has always loved newspaper stories, especially when theres scandal and salacious tabloid gossip involved, and libeled lady 1936 delivers all that and more. Libeled lady jean harlow, spencer tracy, myrna loy, william powell, walter connolly, charley grapewin, cora witherspoon, e. From a professional standpoint, libeled lady marked a return to the kind of brassy comic leads that had made her a star. The disaster in question will hit a city newspaper threatened by a staggering lawsuit unless a jobless fixer william powellhe needs the moneycan smoothly deceive. Harlow had campaigned for more diverse roles, and was happy to play spencer tracys workingclass wife in riffraff 1935, clark gables faithful girl friday in wife vs. Jean harlow, william powell, myrna loy, spencer tracy, walter connolly, charley grapewin, dir. Libeled lady 1936 stream and watch online moviefone.
When an heiress sues a newspaper, editor hires a reporter to compromise her. Libeled lady 1936 was one of the best comedies of the decade, a cleverly plotted romp with harlow, spencer tracy, william powell, and myrna loy all in peak form. When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite connie allenbury of being a homewrecker, and she files a multimilliondollar libel lawsuit, the publications frazzled head editor, warren haggerty, must find a way to turn. Heiress myrna loy sues the new york evening star when it paints her as a homewrecker, but editor spencer tracy thinks he can get the suit dropped.
The former feels a little underdeveloped, as if the four credited screenwriters were too busy. Libeled lady is a 1936 screwball comedy film starring jean harlow, william powell, myrna loy, and spencer tracy, written by george oppenheimer, howard. Movies dont get much funnier than 1936s libeled lady, one of the first big mgm screwball comedies, in which jean harlow and myrna loy match wits and. An allstar cast headlines this oscarnominated screwball comedy about an editor who hires a gigolo to compromise an heiress who threatens to sue his paper. Four of hollywoods greatest starswilliam powell, jean harlow, myrna loy and spencer tracyreel in this whopper of a screwball romantic comedy classic that was nominated for a best picture.
Meanwhile, haggerty tracy, the newspapers editor, is so nervous about the suit he keeps forgetting to show up at his own. Libeled lady 1936 things get out of hand when a plot to prevent a newspaper from folding under a libel suit goes awry. Read the libeled lady movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Spencer tracy is warren haggerty, a newspaper editor. Counterfeit lady full movie stream free download counterfeit lady full movie studio. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing libeled lady near you. This may sound weird, but to me, libeled lady is a city movie, and easy to wed is a suburban one. Libeled lady 1936 whro cinema 15 behindthescreen by danny epperson. When harlow asks a cabbie if he can go any faster he replies, i can lady, but the cab cant.
With jean harlow, william powell, myrna loy, spencer tracy. Being a brooklyn girl myself, i lean toward libeled lady. Nominated for best picture at the academy awards in 1936, this screwball comedy features a venerable whos who of 1930s hollywood stars. Spencer tracy, myrna loy, william powell, jean harlow. The eversmooth powell plays bill chandler, a freelance journalist hired by his old newspaper to squelch a libel suit brought by society heiress connie allenbury loy. Libeled lady is a 1936 screwball comedy film starring jean harlow, william powell, myrna loy, and spencer tracy, written by george oppenheimer, howard emmett. Libeled lady by jack conway jack conway, jean harlow.
Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the jack conwaydirected movie via. Libeled lady 1936 full movie download full hd youtube. Libeled lady was originally designed by mgm as a vehicle for the popular team of loy and powell, but they also needed a new movie for harlow, who was the studios most popular boxoffice draw. Jack conway remade a decade later as easy to wed, this screwball comedy gem features a veritable dream team of mgm stars at the top of their game. Movies dont get much funnier than 1936s libeled lady, one of the first big mgm screwball comedies, in which jean harlow and myrna loy match wits and lock lips with spencer tracy and william powell. It received an oscar nomination for best picture, and conway was praised for his agile direction.
Powell and loy have fallen in love of course, but loy has just. An editors fiancee and a lawyer help him trick an heiress suing his paper. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for libeled lady 1936. Libeled lady the 1936 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Libeled lady is a 1936 screwball comedy film starring jean harlow, william powell, myrna loy, and spencer tracy, written by george oppenheimer, howard emmett rogers, wallace sullivan, and maurine dallas watkins, and directed by jack conway. This was the fifth of fourteen films in which powell and loy were teamed. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent libeled lady online on moviefone. Harlow, who didnt relish playing another dim blonde, lobbied for the part of connie, but she was persuaded to play gladys because it allowed her to have. Counterfeit lady 1936 full movie download full hd youtube. Four of hollywoods greatest starswilliam powell, jean harlow, myrna loy and spencer tracyreel in this whopper of a screwball romantic. Directed by jack conway, libeled lady is a screwball comedy times two, with four big stars in its leading roles, although william powell and myrna loy steal the picture from spencer tracy and jean. Spencer tracy, myrna loy, and william powell star in this crackling screwball comedy about a cutthroat newspaper editors scheme to prevent a libel suit that ends up exploding in everybodys face. Libeled lady was advertised as being mgms first allstar film since dinner at eight 1933. His newspaper has just published a story about connie allenbury a rich society lady who supposedly tried to break up the marriage of a british duke. Secretary 1936 and a world war i singer involved with. To do this, bill must make connie fall for him and then place her in a compromising position. The golden age of screwball comedies lasted from about 1932 until 1942, though elements of the genre have persisted. Media in category libeled lady film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Tracy plays warren haggerty, the managing editor of a newspaper that mistakenly prints a story declaring the rich connie allenbury has stolen away another womans husband. And i have to credit the amazing wardrobe by dolly tree, made all the more remarkable as she was responsible for the wardrobes of 23 films in 1936. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Libeled lady 1936 watch turner classic movies on tcm. Watch libeled lady full movie in hd visit when a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite connie allenbury of be. Libeled lady 1936 10091936 us comedy, romance 1h 38m user score. Libeled lady is a fast paced romp, with familiar stars in roles they were born to play and a crackling script that manages to sneak a few suggestive lines past the hays code office.
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