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03/26/09
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
Reviews for Libeled Lady
1 - 12 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticA charming cast, headed by Tracy, Harlow, William Powell and Myrna Loy, elevates this screwball comedy, a typically glossy MGM fare of the Depression era.
07/08/08
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02/29/08
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."
03/18/05
The actors are game but the hijinks are too stilted and tame by today’s standards.
03/14/05
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03/07/05
More intriguing for behind-the-scenes gossip than its rather familiar screwball comedy machinations.
03/03/05
All-star cast of MGM regulars William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, and Jean Harlow.
12/31/04
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12/06/04
Top CriticNo review available.
03/20/03
Classic screwball farce. Not as funny as it might be, but worthwhile.
11/25/02
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