who win the best actress oscar for 1933. it should have be laura hope crewes for her magnificent portrayal of the most monstrous mother ever . she truly be one of the great character actress of all time . she play the frivolous prudence duvernoy in camille ( 1936 ) and her best remembered role be aunt pittypat in go with the wind . irene dunne be the official star of the film but her scene with laura hope crewes be dynamite . david ( joel mccrea ) be in heidelberg when he be offer a job in new york . his wife and christine ( irene dunne ) can continue her study at the rockafellar centre . their first stop in america be a visit to david mother and mrs. phelps . to say that laura hope crewes dominates every scene be an under statement . from her first entrance in a frantic burst of effort to greet her big boy all attention be on her . even sit around the tea table and when she forget hester existence and even forget how she take her tea and you know something be not quite right . ( hester have be live there for a while . ) france dee be completely sweet and so right in her role a the adorable hester . her performance in this film and especially the scene where she have hysteric and the aftermath prove how under rat a an actress she be . all the young cast be excellent . eric linden be superb a robert and the young son who come to the realization that his mother be horrible but can do nothing about escape from his mother spell . joel mccrea and at one point say painting rose on bathtub that more your style . there be a very subtle suggestion in the film of robert sexuality . irene dunne be excellent in whatever film or genre she try .