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LIBELED LADY, MGM 1936
This ensemble film was MGM's vehicle for their four biggest
stars. Myrna
Loy and William Powell were just about to do another in their
Thin Man series, Harlow was at the pinnacle of her success and
Spencer Tracy was interested in doing a comedy.
The story begins on the wedding day of Warren Haggerty who is
the chief editor of the New York Evening Star. He keeps on delaying
his marriage with Gladys, played by Jean, because of problems
his newspapers must face. When a 5 million dollars claim by Connie
Allenbury is filed for having printed that she is a marriage-breaker,
he organizes the unconsummated marriage of Gladys and the don
Juan Bill Chandler, played by William Powell. The goal is to
catch Connie alone with a married man. What happens is a typical
and hysterical comedy that is a delight to see. |
The cast includes:
- Jean Harlow .... Gladys Benton
- William Powell .... Bill Chandler
- Myrna
Loy .... Connie Allenbury
- Spencer Tracy .... Warren Haggerty
- Walter Connolly .... James B. Allenbury
- Charley Grapewin .... Hollis Bane, Owner NY Evening Star
- Cora Witherspoon .... Mrs. Burns-Norvell
- E.E. Clive .... Evans the Fishing Instructor
- Bunny Beatty .... Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell
- Otto Yamaoka .... Ching, Haggerty's Valet
- Charles Trowbridge .... Graham, Allenbury's Assistant
- Spencer Charters .... Magistrate
- George Chandler .... Bellhop
- William 'Billy' Benedict .... Johnny, Star Copy Boy
- William Newell .... Divorce Detective
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| JH: |
I won't be quiet! The things I've taken
for that newspaper, Warren Haggerty, but this gets the blue ribbon!
Trying to marry me off to that-to that baboon! |
| WP: |
Say, let's not deal in personalities. |
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| ST: |
Say, I certainly had that guy all wrong,
he's a wonder. |
| JH: |
Hmm-hmm! Congratulations, when did you
come out of the ether?
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