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Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer in “Love Affair” Love Affair (1939) is the original romance directed by Leo McCarey (The Awful Truth) starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer.French painter Michel Marnet (Boyer) and American singer Terry McKay (Dunne) meet aboard a transatlantic oc read more

Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas in "Theodora Goes Wild" Theodora Goes Wild (1936) is an American screwball comedy directed by Richard Boleslawski and starring Irene Dunne and Melvyn Douglas. The supporting cast includes Thomas Mitchell, Spring Byington, Thurston Hall, and Robert Greig.Theod read more

Unfinished Business commences with a wedding ceremony we’re trying to place. Because it is not Irene Dunne getting married, although she stretches her famed vocal cords in lieu of a wedding march. It is her baby sister — the girl she’s mothered her entire life up to this point. No read more

The Lynfield Bugle, led by their fearless leader Jed Waterbury (Thomas Mitchell), keeps their nose to the proverbial grindstone printing the news as it happens in “The Biggest Little Town in Connecticut.” Their latest act of rebellion constitutes printing a spread from the latest lurid read more

“There’s not one woman in a million who has ever found happiness in the back streets of any man’s life.” John M. Stahl is a bit of a neglected craftsman, even by me. Like others, I became aware of him solely for Leave Her to Heaven, a noirish technicolor melodrama positively read more

Irene Dunne recalls her marriage to Cary Grant in “Penny Serenade” Penny Serenade (1941) is an American melodrama directed by George Stevens and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The film is based on a story that appeared in McCall’s magazine written by Martha Cheavens.Dunn read more

Due to issues with the polls being compromised and allowing people to vote as many times as they wanted to, I made the decision to wrap up the Lombard Cup with Irene Dunne being the winner. Her match with Myrna Loy was the one of the matches that was compromised but since she had been leading in read more

Share This! Ann Vickers is an odd sort of film.  Knowing nothing of it when watched, seeing that it’s based on a Sinclair Lewis novel of the same name was the first clue.  Lewis never wrote lightly and is usually remembered as one of literature’s more noted social commentators.  With both the read more

Others may love Irene Dunne for her skill with pathos: I Remember Mama, Love Affair. Fair enough: the woman sure could summon convincing tears. But for me, Dunne admiration is all about the comedy. Not the frantically paced Theodora Goes Wild, but those sophisticated films that beautifully negotiat read more

Others may love Irene Dunne for her skill with pathos: I Remember Mama, Love Affair. Fair enough: the woman sure could summon convincing tears. But for me, Dunne admiration is all about the comedy. Not the frantically paced Theodora Goes Wild, but those sophisticated films that beautifully negotiat read more

“No triumph of either my stage or screen career has ever rivaled the excitement of trips down the Mississippi on the river boats with my father.” –Irene Dunne Irene Dunne was one of the most down-to-earth of all classic Hollywood film stars. Like so many other greats, she was from read more

In 41 feature length films Irene Dunne received 5 Academy Award nominations, yet, not winning for any of her many Oscar worthy performances. Ms. Dunne was a leading actress from the get-go, in her debut in Leathernecking, in 1930; she was billed either 1 or 2 in each of her films, mostly with top b read more

In 41 feature length films Irene Dunne received 5 Academy Award nominations, yet, not winning for any of her many Oscar worthy performances. Ms. Dunne was a leading actress from the get-go, in her debut in Leathernecking, in 1930; she was billed either 1 or 2 in each of her films, mostly with top b read more

In 41 feature length films Irene Dunne received 5 Academy Award nominations, yet, not winning for any of her many Oscar worthy performances. Ms. Dunne was a leading actress from the get-go, in her debut in Leathernecking, in 1930; she was billed either 1 or 2 in each of her films, mostly with top b read more

Happy Birthday, Irene Dunne! Even if you’re a casual reader of this blog, you know I’m an Irene Dunne fan. Well, today is her birthday, so if you’re looking for some posts on this Hollywood legend, you’ve come to right place. Check out the links below and enjoy! Remem read more

Happy Birthday, Irene Dunne! Even if you’re a casual reader of this blog, you know I’m an Irene Dunne fan. Well, today is her birthday, so if you’re looking for some posts on this Hollywood legend, you’ve come to right place. Check out the links below and enjoy! Irene read more

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant: Making It All Look So Easy This post is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film blogathon hosted by fellow classic movie bloggers Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub. Irene Dunne and Cary Grant starred in three films together during Hollywood’s Golden Ag read more

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant: Making It All Look So Easy This post is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film blogathon hosted by fellow classic movie bloggers Once Upon a Screen and Classic Movie Hub. Irene Dunne and Cary Grant starred in three films together during Hollywood’s Golden Ag read more

Irene Dunne may not have initially been confident in her skills as a comedic actress, but she was one of the best who ever lived. She remains undoubtedly one of the queens of the screwball comedy genre, consistently portraying her characters with a mix of hilarity and enviable elegance. Irene Dunne read more

  “I know all the swear words. I just don’t use them. There are worse things in life than being called a Lady.” ~ Irene Dunne     “Now don’t you dare call me normal. I was never a Pollyanna. There was always a lot of Theodora in me.” ~ Irene Dunne read more