Release Date: Nov 12, 1936 Wide
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After six years' worth of tragic and noble roles, Irene Dunne began a new phase in her career as a top comedienne in Theodora Goes Wild. She plays a prim small-town schoolteacher, raised in an oppressive environment by two maiden aunts. Seeking surreptitious adventure, Dunne writes a steamy romance novel in her spare time--which becomes a scandalous best-seller. Heading to the big city to meet her publisher, Irene has a fling with the artist (Melvyn Douglas) who has designed the dust jacket for
Nov 12, 1936 Wide
Feb 20, 1996
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Theodora goes silly rather than wild in this outdated look at how they made comedies back then.
Great screwball comedy about the transformation of a plain and repressed girl (splendidly played by Irene Dunne) into an eccentric and loving woman.
Delightful classic screwball comedy from 1936, a great year for films and this movie adds to the greatness of that year. Irene Dunne is brilliant, she has such a great knack for comedy. Melvyn Douglas is in fine form and it has a wonderful supporting cast. Well written, excellent direction by Richard Bolesalawski.
June 20, 2009One of the most brilliant screwball comedies to come out of the 1930s. It more than holds its own up against the likes of "My Man Godfrey" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
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