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7.4/10   621 votes
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Writers:

Mary McCarthy (story)
Sidney Buchman (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 November 1936 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Romance more

Tagline:

Meet The Gayest Lady Who Ever Went To Town! more

Plot:

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

Screwballs Let Loose On DVD
 (From New York Post. 4 August 2009, 12:49 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Great Movie! more (18 total)


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Irene Dunne ... Theodora Lynn

Melvyn Douglas ... Michael Grant
Thomas Mitchell ... Jed Waterbury
Thurston Hall ... Arthur Stevenson
Rosalind Keith ... Adelaide Perry
Elisabeth Risdon ... Aunt Mary Linn
Margaret McWade ... Aunt Elsie Linn
Spring Byington ... Rebecca Perry
Nana Bryant ... Ethel Stevenson
Henry Kolker ... Jonathan Grant
Leona Maricle ... Agnes Grant
Robert Greig ... Uncle John Lynn
Frederick Burton ... Governor Stephen Wyatt
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Additional Details

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #2535) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-16


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Marian Marsh was in a Hollywood Reporter cast list for this movie, but she did not appear. more

Quotes:

Ethel Stevenson: It's all perfectly clear to me. That adorable young thing is an unholy terror on wheels. There's nothing in the world more deadly than innocence on the manhunt! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005) more

Soundtrack:

A Hot Time in the Old Town more


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21 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Great Movie!, 27 March 2004
Author: theirenedunnefan from Indiana

I've seen this movie many times, and it just keeps getting funnier every time I see it. It reminds me a lot of myself, growing up in a small town like "Lynnfield", and being brought up to think and act the way Theodora was. Then when I moved away from home, some people thought I went "wild!" This has all the qualities for people who can relate to small towns, even with the "worst town gossip" to make you wonder what's going to be spread next... For a fact, this movie is a lot like Irene Dunne's life, actually her friends said they liked her best in this movie, because it is most like her in character. If you come from a small town, it's a classic film you can kinda relate to...and just have to see!

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