Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Richard Boleslawski

Writers:

Mary McCarthy (story)
Sidney Buchman (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 November 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Meet The Gayest Lady Who Ever Went To Town!

Plot:

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Beautiful Woman | Whistling | Prudery | Governor

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Irene Dunne	...	Theodora Lynn
Melvyn Douglas	...	Michael Grant
Thomas Mitchell	...	Jed Waterbury
Thurston Hall	...	Arthur Stevenson
Rosalind Keith	...	Adelaide Perry
Elisabeth Risdon	...	Aunt Mary Linn
Margaret McWade	...	Aunt Elsie Linn
Spring Byington	...	Rebecca Perry
Nana Bryant	...	Ethel Stevenson
Henry Kolker	...	Jonathan Grant
Leona Maricle	...	Agnes Grant
Robert Greig	...	Uncle John Lynn
Frederick Burton	...	Governor Stephen Wyatt

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #2535) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-16

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Marian Marsh was in a Hollywood Reporter cast list for this movie, but she did not appear.

Quotes:

Theodora Lynn: [as Caroline Adams] I have this to say to the modern young girls, gentlemen - Be free, express yourselves! Take your life in your own hands and mold it. The world will try to rob you of your freedom, but fight for it! It's all you have to live for! That's all for the modern girl.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Misadventures of Margaret (1998)

Soundtrack:

Rock of Ages

Great Film from 1936

This film surprised me with how well produced it was and what a great comedy it turned out to be. Irene Dunne, (Theodora Lynn) played the role of a small town gal living in Lynnfield where everyone was very religious and lived life straight as an arrow. One day the newspaper man in Lynnfield, Jed Waterbury, (Thomas Mitchell) posted a notice of a new book that he was going to feature in his daily newspaper called, "Sinner" by Adams. The people in town were outraged, however, they liked reading the articles in the paper and soon the people decided to tell Jed Waterbury to remove the book and the feature in his paper. It just so happens that the author of this book comes from Lynnfield and no one would ever expect just who it could be. Melvyn Douglas plays the role as Michael Grant who is linked romantically with Theodora and he gave a great supporting role. This is lots of fun to watch and enjoy this great classic from 1936.