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LIBELED LADY1936

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady
© MCMXXXVI in U.S.A. by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation

Movie Rating

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Average Rating: 3.5 (out of 5)   (109 votes cast)


Source of Film

SOURCE OF FILM


Sullivan got his start writing scripts for the Believe it or Not! short-reels beginning in 1930.   After four of his stories were turned into movies at Fox Film and Republic Pictures, he sold Libeled Lady to MGM.

The veteran screenwriters Maurine Dallas Watkins, Howard Emmett Rogers and George Oppenheimer then polished the script.

Producer Detail

PRODUCER DETAIL

Lawrence Weingarten

Film Run-time and Synopsis

RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS

1 hour, 38 minutes

A wealthy socialite sues a newspaper for libel. An ace reporter is hired to lure her into an illicit romance in hopes of getting the suit dropped. William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy and Jeanne Harlow star.

Film Awards

FILM AWARDS

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

OSCAR NOMINEE

MPAA Rating

MPAA RATING

No rating

Box Office Ranking

BOX OFFICE RANKING

  • 1936 Domestic Box Office Rank: #13[1]U.S. flag

Theatrical Revenues

GROSS

  • (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
  • Domestic Theatrical Release:  $191[1]U.S. flag

Original Film Distributor

DISTRIBUTOR

Location Filming

LOCATION

Sources

SOURCES

Film Run-time and Synopsis

RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS

1 hour, 38 minutes

A wealthy socialite sues a newspaper for libel. An ace reporter is hired to lure her into an illicit romance in hopes of getting the suit dropped. William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy and Jeanne Harlow star.

Film Awards

FILM AWARDS

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

OSCAR NOMINEE

MPAA Rating

MPAA RATING

No rating

Box Office Ranking

BOX OFFICE RANKING

  • 1936 Domestic Box Office Rank: #13[1]U.S. flag

Theatrical Revenues

GROSS

  • (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
  • Domestic Theatrical Release:  $191[1]U.S. flag

Original Film Distributor

DISTRIBUTOR

Location Filming

LOCATION

Sources

SOURCES