Theodora Goes Wild



Thursday, August 20th 2009, 8:30 pm

Theodora Goes Wild

(Richard Boleslawski, US 1936, 94 min.)

Theodora Lynn (Irene Dunne), the daughter of the leading family of a small town, uses a pen name to write sexy novels which awake the morbid curiosity of her fellow citizens. Unmasked by a big-city playboy (Melvyn Douglas), she is happy to return the favor when she realizes that he has secrets, too. Dunne and Douglas give Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant a run for their money in this smart and hilarious comedy, which makes fun of the hypocrisy of American provincial life.