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Director:
Writers:
Mary McCarthy (story)
Sidney Buchman (screenplay)
Release Date:
12 November 1936 (USA) more
Tagline:
Meet The Gayest Lady Who Ever Went To Town! more
Plot:
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Screwballs Let Loose On DVD
(From New York Post. 4 August 2009, 12:49 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Smart, subversive, hilarious screwball comedy! more (18 total)
Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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Runtime:
94 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #2535) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-16
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Marian Marsh was in a Hollywood Reporter cast list for this movie, but she did not appear. more
Quotes:
Ethel Stevenson: It's all perfectly clear to me. That adorable young thing is an unholy terror on wheels. There's nothing in the world more deadly than innocence on the manhunt! more
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Referenced in The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005) more
Soundtrack:
A Hot Time in the Old Town more
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This is one of my favorite screwball comedies -- a very smart movie with a sharp screenplay that never lags. In the same subversive spirit as Miracle of Morgan's Creek (another favorite film) - and builds to a similar stunning, hilarious, code-breaking climax. The script is beautifully structured and the performances are all terrific -- it's Irene Dunne's best film, and Elizabeth Risdon is wonderful in a smaller role as the aunt. Very underrated, don't miss it (check out James Harvey's insights on the film in his marvelous book, "Romantic Comedy").