Summary
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Details
Release Date: October 9, 1936
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (125 votes)
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Cast
Jean Harlow
Gladys Benton
William Powell
William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
Myrna Loy
Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
Spencer Tracy
Warren Haggerty
Walter Connolly
James B. Allenbury
Charley Grapewin
Hollis Bane
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Burns-Norvell
E. E. Clive
Fishing Instructor
Bunny Beatty
Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell
Charles Trowbridge
Graham
Spencer Charters
McCall the Magistrate
George Chandler
Bellhop
William Benedict
Joe
Hal K. Dawson
Harvey Allen
William Newell
Divorce Detective
Hattie McDaniel
Scrubwoman in Grand Plaza Hall (uncredited)
George Davis
Waiter (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
Waif (uncredited)
Buster Phelps
Waif (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Waif (uncredited)
Bobs Watson
Waif (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Croker-King
Allenbury's Lawyer Charles Archibald (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Press Man (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Cable Editor (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Reporter (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
Charles King
Barker (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Barker (uncredited)
Richard Tucker
Barker (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Photographer (uncredited)
Gwen Lee
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Steward from 'S.S. Queen Ann' on Dock (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Connie Allenbury's Maid (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Butler (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Dickson (uncredited)
Bodil Rosing
Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
William Stack
Editor (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Clerk (uncredited)
Libby Taylor
Gladys' Maid 'Tiny' (uncredited)
Pat West
Detective (uncredited)
Duke York
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Robert Adair
Palmer (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Club Patron (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)