Libeled Lady (1936)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:7
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Screwball comedy about a newspaper editor, who tells his reporter (whom he recently canned) to dig up some dirt on an heiress. Why? To coerce her into dropping her multi-million dollar libel suit... [More]
Starring: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy
Director: Jack Conway
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Reviews for Libeled Lady
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A charming cast, headed by Tracy, Harlow, William Powell and Myrna Loy, elevates this screwball comedy, a typically glossy MGM fare of the Depression era. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Earns its keep simply for the moment when Loy, expecting Powell to describe her eyes in gushing terms, is instead startled when he remarks that they look like "angry marbles." Full Review |
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 B- |
The actors are game but the hijinks are too stilted and tame by today’s standards. Full Review |
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2/4 |
More intriguing for behind-the-scenes gossip than its rather familiar screwball comedy machinations. Full Review |
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A- |
All-star cast of MGM regulars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, and Jean Harlow. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Classic screwball farce. Not as funny as it might be, but worthwhile.
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