Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild

94 mins | Comedy, Romance | Nov. 12, 1936

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. 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.

Theodora Goes Wild

94 mins | Comedy, Romance | Nov. 12, 1936

Theodora Goes Wild
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. 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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title Theodora Goes Wild
Directors Richard Boleslawski
Writers Mary McCarthy, Sidney Buchman

Cast

Irene Dunne

as Theodora Lynn

Melvyn Douglas

as Michael Grant

Thomas Mitchell

as Jed Waterbury

Thurston Hall

as Arthur Stevenson

Elisabeth Risdon

as Aunt Mary

Margaret McWade

as Aunt Elsie

Spring Byington

as Rebecca Perry

Nana Bryant

as Ethel Stevenson

Henry Kolker

as Jonathan Grant

Leona Maricle

as Agnes Grant

Robert Greig

as Uncle John

Frederick Burton

as Governor Wyatt

Stella Adams

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Paul Barrett

as Roger Taylor, Adelaide's Husband (uncredited)

Noel Bates

as Townswoman (uncredited)

William Benedict

as Henry - Copyboy (uncredited)

Sven Hugo Borg

as Bartender (uncredited)

Carolyn Lee Bourland

as Adelaide's Baby (uncredited)

Maurice Brierre

as Waiter (uncredited)

Don Brodie

as Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

Georgie Cooper

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

as Reporter (uncredited)

Corky

as Jake (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Beatrice Curtis

as Reporter (uncredited)

Hazel Dohlman

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

as Mrs. Moffat (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Eddie Fetherston

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Guest at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

Mary Forbes

as Mrs. Wyatt (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

as Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Reporter (uncredited)

Wilfred Hari

as Toki, Michael's Butler (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Hatfield

as Photographer (uncredited)

Grace Hayle

as Mrs. Cobb (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Jane Keckley

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Rosalind Keith

as Adelaide Perry (uncredited)

Isabel La Mal

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

as Party Guest (uncredited)

James T. Mack

as Minister (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

Ralph Malone

as Reporter (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

as Grandma - Townswoman at Train Station (uncredited)

Rex Moore

as Newsboy (uncredited)

Corbet Morris

as Artist (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as Dance Floor Extra (uncredited)

Georgia O'Dell

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Man (uncredited)

George Ovey

as Clarinetist in Welcoming Band (uncredited)

Jessie Perry

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as Reporter (uncredited)

Russ Powell

as Majordomo at Governor's Reception (uncredited)

Paul Power

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Frank Sully

as Clarence (uncredited)

Leora Thatcher

as Miss Baldwin, Stevenson's Secretary (uncredited)

Laura Treadwell

as Mrs. Jonathan Grant (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

as Photographer at Governor's Reception (uncredited)