Irene Dunne
Theodora Lynn/Carolin Adams
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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.
- 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
Theodora Goes Wild (1936) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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 real...
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- Richard Boleslawski
- Comedy
- Irene Dunne
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Theodora Goes Wild (1936) is one of the lesser-known screwball comedies, a fresh, funny and original one that has been unjustly overlooked. It was also pivotal to the careers of its stars, Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas, and to the screwball genre itself.
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.
