Review of Libeled Lady (1936) by Ken T — 12 Feb 2011
A gem of a classic comedy stars Spencer Tracy as extremely dedicated newspaper man Warren Haggerty, who must find a way to thwart a libel suit from a woman who the paper guiltily libeled stating she was a husband stealer.
The woman is Connie Allenbury (Myrna Loy) who will be traveling to the United States from Europe shortly. Warren hires ladies man Bill Chandler (William Powell) to head her off while en route to the States, but first, Warren concocts a scheme to first marry off his own fiance Gladys (Jean Harlow) to Bill so that Connie will actually be a husband stealer when she has a fling with Bill! A terrific screwball comedy with several extremely funny moments - particularly a fishing scene with Connie and her fishing-loving father.
The pairing of Loy and Powell was always magic! And Jean Harlow has a much beefier role that usually given to characters of her type in this film.
This review of Libeled Lady (1936) was written by Ken T on 12 Feb 2011.
Libeled Lady has generally received very positive reviews.
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