Roberta, 1935, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott. Music by Jerome Kern. Directed by William A. Seiter. B&W, 106 minutes. Huck Haines (Fred Astaire) and his friend John Kent (Randolph Scott) have just arrived …
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Love Affair
Love Affair, 1939, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne. Directed by Leo McCarey. B&W, 87 minutes. Playboy Michel Marnet (Charles Boyer) is on an ocean liner headed for New York and his fiancée, Lois Clarke (Astrid Allwyn) when …
Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade, 1941, Columbia Pictures. Starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 120 minutes. In a series of flashbacks, brought to mind by favorite songs, Julie Adams (Irene Dunne) recollects the story of her marriage to Roger …
I Remember Mama
I Remember Mama, 1948, RKO Radio Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Ellen Corby, Philip Dorn. Directed by George Stevens. B&W, 134 minutes. With quiet dignity, wry humor and deep devotion, Marta Hanson (Irene Dunne), a Norwegian …
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild, 1936, Columbia Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas. Directed by Richard Boleslawski. B&W, 94 minutes. Raised by maiden aunts in a small New England town, Theodora Lynn (Irene Dunne) is, by all appearances, a proper, modest young …
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth, 1937, Columbia Pictures. Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy. Directed by Leo McCarey. B&W, 90 minutes. Rapid-fire conversations, a sophisticated script and a cast to match make this one of the definitive screwball comedies of all …
My Favorite Wife
Nick Arden has been grieving the loss of his wife, Ellen, believed dead in a plane crash, for seven years. He's ready to get married again to the lovely Bianca and has gone to court both to have Ellen declared …
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