Libeled Lady (1936)

I want to like Jean Harlow in films, but I have yet to find her in a role I’ve liked. William Powell, on the other hand, is generally a delight and particularly so in this film as the man who is enticed by his newspaper editor friend to both marry the editor’s fiancée and woo a socialite in order to prevent the socialite from suing the editor’s newspaper for libel. Myrna Loy is charming and beautiful as the socialite; she and Powell have great chemistry as usual. The plot is a convoluted screwball comedy, but that’s secondary to seeing those two stars together. 

Oscar Nomination: Best Picture