Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
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Plot.
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.
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Cast & Crew.
Irene Dunne
Theodora Lynn
Melvyn Douglas
Michael Grant
Thomas Mitchell
Jed Waterbury
Thurston Hall
Arthur Stevenson
Elisabeth Risdon
Aunt Mary
Margaret McWade
Aunt Elsie
Spring Byington
Rebecca Perry
Nana Bryant
Ethel Stevenson
Henry Kolker
Jonathan Grant
Leona Maricle
Agnes Grant
Robert Greig
Uncle John
Frederick Burton
Governor Wyatt
Stella Adams
Townswoman (uncredited)
Paul Barrett
Roger Taylor, Adelaide's Husband (uncredited)
Mary McCarthy
Writer
Noel Bates
Townswoman (uncredited)
William Benedict
Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg
Bartender (uncredited)
Carolyn Lee Bourland
Adelaide's Baby (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre
Waiter (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Townswoman (uncredited)
Nick Copeland
Reporter (uncredited)
Corky
Jake (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Reporter (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Moffat (uncredited)
Betty Farrington
Townswoman (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Reporter (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Guest at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Reporter (uncredited)
Wilfred Hari
Toki, Michael's Butler (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Hatfield
Photographer (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Mrs. Cobb (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Jane Keckley
Townswoman (uncredited)
Rosalind Keith
Adelaide Perry (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
Townswoman (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Party Guest (uncredited)
James T. Mack
Minister (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Ralph Malone
Reporter (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Grandma - Townswoman at Train Station (uncredited)
Rex Moore
Newsboy (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
Artist (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)
Georgia O'Dell
Townswoman (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Man (uncredited)
George Ovey
Clarinetist in Welcoming Band (uncredited)
Jessie Perry
Townswoman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Reporter (uncredited)
Russ Powell
Majordomo at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Paul Power
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Clarence (uncredited)
Leora Thatcher
Miss Baldwin, Stevenson's Secretary (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell
Mrs. Jonathan Grant (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Townswoman (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Richard Boleslawski
Director
Mary McCarthy
Story
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay
Everett Riskin
Associate Producer
Joseph Walker
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 12, 1936
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
small town
screwball comedy
connecticut
bestseller
Wiki.
Theodora Goes Wild is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading family. It stars Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and was directed by Richard Boleslawski. The film was written by Mary McCarthy and Sidney Buchman. Dunne was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role and the movie was also nominated for the Best Film Editing.
Before this film, Dunne had been cast in dramatic films. Theodora Goes Wild was her first comedy, and this extremely popular film proved to be the beginning of a new phase in her film career as a screen comedienne.
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