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The Awful Truth (1937)

APPROVED  91 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  21 October 1937 (USA)
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Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Director:

Leo McCarey
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Irene Dunne ...
Cary Grant ...
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy ...
Alexander D'Arcy Alexander D'Arcy ...
Cecil Cunningham Cecil Cunningham ...
Molly Lamont ...
Esther Dale Esther Dale ...
Joyce Compton Joyce Compton ...
Robert Allen Robert Allen ...
Robert Warwick Robert Warwick ...
Mary Forbes Mary Forbes ...
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leonard Carey Leonard Carey ...
Butler (scenes deleted)
Vernon Dent Vernon Dent ...
Police Sergeant (scenes deleted)
Byron Foulger Byron Foulger ...
Secretary (scenes deleted)
Bobby Watson Bobby Watson ...
Hotel Clerk (scenes deleted)
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Storyline

Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Molly Lamont, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson. Among their strategies: Jerry's court-decreed visitation rights with Mr. Smith, their pet fox terrier, and Lucy sends flamboyant Dixie Belle Lee to impersonate Jerry's brassy "sister" before his prospective bride's scandalized family. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Heiress | New York City | New York | Dog  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cette sacrée vérité See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on September 11, 1939 with Cary Grant reprising his film role. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Just after Irene Dunne introduces herself as 'Lola' Warriner to the Vance family, she sits down next to Mrs. Vance, her handkerchief and purse quickly passed from her left hand to her right hand. As the camera shifts towards Grant, Dunne bends over, making a quiet exclamation ("Oh" or "Uh"), and appears to grab at something she has dropped on the floor. After the camera cuts back to Dunne, she is sitting up straight, her handkerchief in her left hand and caught underneath her left side. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jerry Warriner: Come on, Haig, get that sun lamp ready.
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Connections

Referenced in What Just Happened (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Serenata"
Sung by Irene Dunne See more »