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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.
- Everett Riskin
- Arthur Morton, William Grant Still, (both uncredited)
- November 12, 1936
Theodora Goes Wild: Directed by Richard Boleslawski. With Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell, Thurston Hall. The author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who would be scandalized if they knew.
- Richard Boleslawski
- 1 min
Feb 6, 2006 · February 6, 2006 by EmanuelLevy. Richard Boleslawsky’s Theodora Goes Wild, based on Mary McCarthy’s short story, was released in 1936, the same year that saw Frank Capra’s small-town comedy Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. The two films are linked together in many ways.
35mm, b/w, 94 min. Production: Columbia Pictures Corporation. Distribution: Columbia Pictures Corporation. Producer: Everett Riskin. Director: Richard Boleslawski. Based on a story by Mary McCarthy. Screenwriter: Sidney Buchman. Cinematographer: Joseph Walker. Editor: Otto Meyer.
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Eve And The Serpent Innocent Theodora (Irene Dunne), aiming to prove she's as worldly as the author of her racy novel would be, in the apartment of handsome artist Michael (Melvyn Douglas), in Richard Boleslawski's Theodora Goes Wild, 1936.
- Richard Boleslawski, William E. Mull
- Irene Dunne
When Theodora goes to New York to visit her publisher (Thurston Hall), she meets the book's cover artist, Michael Grant (Melvyn Douglas), who tries to convince her to reveal herself as the...
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.
