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Show Boat ***** (1936, Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Charles Winninger, Hattie McDaniel) – Classic Movie Review 3044

Director James Whale’s 1936 movie is the superb second version of the classic Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II musical, based on Edna Ferber’s novel about the lives and loves of Mississippi river folk at the turn-of-the-last-century. […]

Nov, 08

Penny Serenade **** (1941, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi, Ann Doran, Edgar Buchanan) – Classic Movie Review 2339

Producer-director George Stevens’s 1941 romantic drama again teams Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, both seen at their best in this delicious heart-string tugger. It is the third of three movies pairing the duo. Grant and […]

Mar, 31

Love Affair ***** (1939, Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaya) – Classic Movie Review 2327

Director Leo McCarey’s heart-stoppingly gorgeous 1939 romance stars Charles Boyer as the rich, suave Gallic charmer French playboy Michel Marnet and Irene Dunne as the Big Apple lady Terry McKay he meets aboard an ocean liner […]

Mar, 29

Cimarron **** (1931, Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Edna May Oliver) – Classic Movie Review 2,326

Richard Dix was Oscar nominated as Best Actor in 1931 as Yancey Cravat in RKO’s Best Picture winner Cimarron, based on the popular novel by Edna Ferber.  Director Wesley Ruggles’s creaky but still rewarding 1931 […]

Mar, 29

Roberta **** (1935, Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley) – Classic Movie Review 2250

Director William A Seiter’s 1935 musical marvel stars Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott and Helen Westley as Roberta. Dunne causes a stir in a gracious performance in one of her best roles […]

Mar, 09

My Favorite Wife **** (1940, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott) – Classic Movie Review 1279

Director Garson Kanin’s 1940 screwball comedy brings the absolutely splendid teaming of Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, who are on top form as a married couple who find themselves in an unusually tricky predicament. Dunne […]

Jun, 01

The Awful Truth ***** (1937, Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy) – Classic Movie Review 1247

Producer/director Leo McCarey won the 1938 Oscar as Best Director for the awfully fast and funny screwball comedy The Awful Truth, which was nominated for six Academy awards. Irene Dunne kicks up a storm in […]

May, 24

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