“Roberta” (1935) — Randolph Scott aggressively defends Irene Dunne from Ginger Rogers

#OldHollywood #Roberta #GingerRogers #IreneDunne #RandolphScott

85 years ago:
Joy of Living (US)
Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives. When Margaret has her ardent suitor arrested, the judge appoints her as Daniel's probation officer...
1938-05-06
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/46616
#JoyofLiving #IreneDunne #DouglasFairbanksJr #GuyKibbee #RKO #Movies

82 years ago:
Penny Serenade (US)
While listening to a recording of Penny Serenade, Julie Gardiner Adams begins reflecting on her past. She recalls her impulsive marriage to newspaper reporter Roger Adams, which begins on a deliriously happy note but turns out to be fraught with tragedy. Other songs remind her of their courtship, th...
1941-04-24
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/43795
#PennySerenade #GeorgeStevens #IreneDunne #CaryGrant #BeulahBondi #Columbia #ClassicFilm

89 years ago:
This Man Is Mine (US)
The seemingly happy relationship between Tony and Jim is threatened when his manipulative, drama-queen ex-wife visits.
1934-04-13
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/178939
#ThisManIsMine #JohnCromwell #IreneDunne #RalphBellamy #SidneyBlackmer #RKO #ClassicMovies

#IreneDunne deservedly received her 5th & final #BestActress #Oscar nomination for #IRememberMama.

https://www.altfg.com/film/i-remember-mama-movie-1948/

#GeorgeStevens directed the 1948 #immigrant #family #drama also featuring #BestSupportingActress nominees #BarbaraBelGeddes & #EllenCorby and #BestSupportingActor nominee #OskarHomolka.

I REMEMBER MAMA is often shown on #TCM.

#film #movies #cinema #Hollywood #movie

75 years ago:
I Remember Mama (US)
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her opt...
1948-03-09
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/43442
#IRememberMama #GeorgeStevens #IreneDunne #BarbaraBelGeddes #OskarHomolka #RKO #ClassicMovies

💖 Irene Dunne (1898 – 1990) American actress, singer, and philanthropist 🌼✨
#IreneDunne #oldhollywood

MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I guess it was easier for her to change her name than for her whole family to change theirs.”
Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth
#theawfultruth #leomccarey #irenedunne #moviequotes #moviequoteoftheday

Oh, this old thing 😻 #IreneDunne (THE AWFUL TRUTH, 1937) #movies

Theodora Goes Wild (1936) - 2/4 - A snapshot of the media's relationship with art (here, the novel). While #IreneDunne brings plenty of comedy to the picture, #MelvynDouglas comes across as a lesser #WilliamPowell. The story is good enough, but something in its execution feels flat. Near the film's end, there is an example of #DialecticalMontage juxtaposing the women's literary club members with #cats. #Cinema of Cats has a good write-up of the felines in the film. https://cinemacats.com/theodora-goes-wild-1936/

Theodora Goes Wild (1936) - 2/4 - A snapshot of the media's relationship with art (here, the novel). While #IreneDunne brings plenty of comedy to the picture, #MelvynDouglas comes across as a lesser #WilliamPowell. The story is good enough, but something in its execution feels flat. Near the film's end, there is an example of #DialecticalMontage juxtaposing the women's literary club members with #cats. #Cinema of Cats has a good write-up of the felines in the film. https://cinemacats.com/theodora-goes-wild-1936/

From the @caryarchive on the bird site: #ScrewballComedy icon extraordinare #BOTD #IreneDunne. Here she is doing USO benefit work with Cary.

Besides having impeccable #comedy timing, she also auditioned for the Met Opera. Their loss was #classicfilm 's gain!

#cinemastodon
#FilmMastodon

Outside of this (first) chance snapshot, there’s not too much tying Dunne and Harlow together, but I’m a big fan of both and their respective acting styles. Both had such a fun flair for comedy, it would have been great to see them together in a screwball.

What’s your favorite Irene Dunne film? My choices are a little odd, but I love her in LADY IN A JAM and ROBERTA. #JeanHarlow #IreneDunne #botd #classicfilm

Outside of this (first) chance snapshot, there’s not too much tying Dunne and Harlow together, but I’m a big fan of both and their respective acting styles. Both had such a fun flair for comedy, it would have been great to see them together in a screwball.

What’s your favorite Irene Dunne film? My choices are a little odd, but I love her in LADY IN A JAM and ROBERTA. #JeanHarlow #IreneDunne #botd #classicfilm

Born on this day: one of the most wholesome comediennes I can think of, the lovely Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 — September 4, 1990).
I don’t know the exact context of this picture of Dunne and Harlow with Jackie Cooper, but it’s for sure from late ‘32 or early ‘33. All three were making films at MGM during this time period, and the studio code in the lower left corner tells me somebody corralled them for a publicity photo. #JeanHarlow #IreneDunne #classicfilm #botd

Born on this day: one of the most wholesome comediennes I can think of, the lovely Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 — September 4, 1990).
I don’t know the exact context of this picture of Dunne and Harlow with Jackie Cooper, but it’s for sure from late ‘32 or early ‘33. All three were making films at MGM during this time period, and the studio code in the lower left corner tells me somebody corralled them for a publicity photo. #JeanHarlow #IreneDunne #classicfilm #botd

Irene Dunne was born on this day in 1898

MY FAVORITE WIFE (1940), with Cary Grant

keywords: #irenedunne #oldhollywood #classichollywood #1940s #happybirthday #carygrant #GIF

Irene Dunne was born on this day in 1898

MY FAVORITE WIFE (1940), with Cary Grant

keywords: #irenedunne #oldhollywood #classichollywood #1940s #happybirthday #carygrant #GIF

Melvyn Douglas demonstrating one of them posh Depression-era tanning lamps 💡

(THEODORA GOES WILD, 1936) #screwballcomedy #criterionchannel #classicfilm #NoirLamps #melvyndouglas #irenedunne

Irene Dunne by A. L. 'Whitey' Schafer, 1941.
#IreneDunne #ClassicFilm #ClassicHollywood