---
title: 'Theodora Goes Wild (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Boleslawski'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/theodora-goes-wild-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028355/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

1936 · 94 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

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. It stars Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas and was directed by Richard Boleslawski. The film was written by Mary McCarthy and Sidney Buchman. Dunne was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role and the movie was also nominated for the Best Film Editing.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Boleslawski](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-boleslawski)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Buchman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-buchman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Morris Stoloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-stoloff)
- **Producer:** [Everett Riskin](https://cinepixo.com/people/everett-riskin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [Otto Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-meyer-2)

## Cast

- [Mary Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-forbes)
- [Mary MacLaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-maclaren)
- [Rosalind Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-keith)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [Thurston Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/thurston-hall)
- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Spring Byington](https://cinepixo.com/people/spring-byington)
- [Nana Bryant](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-bryant)
- [Bess Flowers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bess-flowers)
- [Henry Kolker](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-kolker)
- [Frederick Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-burton)
- [Irene Dunne](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-dunne)
- [Frank Sully](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sully)
- [Elisabeth Risdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-risdon)
- [Thomas Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mitchell)

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