Libeled Lady

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Finn S Mar 4, 2019 Entertaining, lightweight, just right for the mid-30s Depression-era audiences. Powell and Loy are as delightful as ever and carry the movie with style. Everything else is merely icing on the cake. See more

Feb 1, 2019 The best comedy movie ever made!

Leia W Apr 7, 2018 Amazingly funny! Jean Harlow's performance is excellent. Spencer Tracy portrayal of a caddish journalist feels like it's written with him in mind. As always, William Powell and Myrna Loy are perfect together and have such an amazing chemistry. She's rich, he's not. It's like Nick and Nora Charles. Thankfully, it also has Walter Connelly who in my opinion is a King of Comedy. His soothing voice combined with his peppered attitude is always something I want to see. Watch him in Fifth Avenue Girl and you'll see what I mean. In fact if you like this then Fifth is one you must see. I have two favorite lines in this film. Listen for Harlow's line in the final scene when she says the word "back!" and then Tracy's line about "his wife". Really though, there are so many clever lines and they seem effortless. Though it's a screwball, many of the jokes are less obvious than otgers. Like the line of what Gladys doesn't do for Warren, by Warren. This is truly a great film and I enjoyed it so much that I just ordered the DVD for eternal love. See more

Han W Mar 26, 2017 Loved this classic comedy from 1936 starring William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow. Just a joy to watch and Powell has become one of my favourite classic stars. Anyone that likes classic films should seek this out. Highly recommended! See more

Ron P Feb 1, 2017 This movie features Hollywood royalty in 1936: Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Spencer Tracy - that's quite a cast. And it's an interesting premise: Loy is the daughter of a rich businessman who is suing Spencer Tracy's newspaper for libel. Tracy is about to get married to Harlow, but puts off the wedding in order to deal with that, and turns to Powell to 'make it go away'. Their plan is to have Powell get on a ship crossing the ocean that he knows Loy and her father will be on, seduce her into getting into a compromising position, and then have someone burst in on them so that they can threaten her with a suit of their own. To make that work, Powell first gets married to Harlow, so that Loy would be subject to an "alienation of affection" lawsuit (a law that has since been abolished in most but not all states). Harlow isn't happy, but goes along with that because of Tracy's predicament, and because she knows she can later get a divorce. Not surprisingly, things don't go as planned. I loved the banter between Loy and Powell, as she dislikes him at the outset, and suspects he's scheming at something, she's just not sure what. The fishing trip she and her father take him on has some priceless slapstick comedy from Powell, and it's fun to see Loy out there fishing. Things get complicated as Harlow begins falling for Powell, and the movie finishes strong, with a nice twist in what is a great final scene. The movie was worthy of its nomination for Best Picture, but it was in a year when another Powell/Loy vehicle would win it ("The Great Ziegfeld"). It's a bit odd to me that it's considered a "screwball comedy"; I don't think that's the right designation at all, but it's fun, will make you smile, and is definitely worth watching. See more

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