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Sept ? movie: Libeled Lady. Another William Powell/Myrna Loy romantic comedy, this was made after the first Thin Man movie but before Nick & Nora became a franchise. Spencer Tracy runs a newspaper which has libeled spoiled heiress Loy, so he hires degenerate reporter Powell to seduce her so they can blackmail her into dropping the suit. Or something like that. It's been a while, I mainly remember that it was funny, and Powell and Loy had great chemistry (of course). The odd thing about this movie was Spencer Tracy. His character wasn't exactly a villain, but still the closest thing to it I've ever seen him play. Jean Harlow plays Tracy's oft-neglected (and loudly complaining) girlfriend.