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6.5/10 • 45

1936-11-121h 34m

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RIOTOUS ROMANTIC COMEDY!

The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.

Directors
Richard Boleslawski
Editors
Otto Meyer

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  1. Irene Dunne

    Irene Dunne

    Theodora Lynn

  2. Melvyn Douglas

    Melvyn Douglas

    Michael Grant

  3. Thomas Mitchell

    Thomas Mitchell

    Jed Waterbury

  4. Thurston Hall

    Thurston Hall

    Arthur Stevenson

  5. Elisabeth Risdon

    Elisabeth Risdon

    Aunt Mary

  6. Margaret McWade

    Margaret McWade

    Aunt Elsie

  7. Spring Byington

    Spring Byington

    Rebecca Perry

  8. Nana Bryant

    Nana Bryant

    Ethel Stevenson

  9. Henry Kolker

    Henry Kolker

    Jonathan Grant

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CinemaSerf

Jul 13, 2024

7/10

Irene Dunne takes top billing here, but as usual it's Melvyn Douglas who steals the show - this time alongside an on form Thomas Mitchell. It's the latter man, "Jed", who is the editor of the local newspaper who has spent a small fortune on the serialisation rights to a best selling and rather steamy novel. The local women's guild types are outraged and threaten him with the ultimate sanctions - the disapproval of the "Lynn" family. Thing is, though, we quite quickly learn not only is the paper selling like hot cakes, but that one of that very family - using the pseudonym of "Caroline Adams" (Dunne) is the one doing a bit of the George Eliot. This is where "Grant" (Douglas) comes in. He designed the book sleeve, smells a rat and quickly discovers the book's true identity. What now ensues sees a series of comedic spats between the two - who are obviously destined for... The writing is pithy at times, exposing the hypocrisy and double standards of a population who do anything but practice what they preach in a town of busy-bodies and gossip-mongers well led by a perfectly cast and mischievous Spring Byington. It's entertainingly paced with plenty of quick-wittedness throughout and though maybe there's little jeopardy as to the story's trajectory, there's bundles of chemistry between Dunne and Douglas and this is well worth ninety minutes.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
small townconnecticutbestsellerscrewball comedy