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Release Date:
24 April 1941 (USA)
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Tagline:
Excitingly Re-united! Your favorites of "THE AWFUL TRUTH" in the kind of love story you have been waiting to see! more
Plot:
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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Unusual, but sad story
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Irene Dunne | ... | Julie Gardiner Adams |
 | Cary Grant | ... | Roger Adams |
 | Beulah Bondi | ... | Miss Oliver |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Applejack Carney |
| Ann Doran | ... | Dotty 'Dot' |
| Eva Lee Kuney | ... | Trina (at the Age of 6 Years) |
| Leonard Willey | ... | Doctor Hartley |
| Wallis Clark | ... | Judge |
| Walter Soderling | ... | Billings |
| Jane Biffle | ... | Trina (at the Age of 1 Year) (as Baby Biffle) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stanley Brown | ... | Man (scenes deleted) |
| Jack Buchanan | ... | Bit Part (scenes deleted) |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Mother (scenes deleted) |
| Eddie Laughton | ... | Cab Driver (scenes deleted) |
| Adrian Morris | ... | Bill Collector (scenes deleted) |
| Edward Peil Sr. | ... | Train Conductor (scenes deleted) |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Man (scenes deleted) |
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119 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Australia:G |
Canada:G (Ontario) |
UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) |
UK:U (original rating) (1941-2005) |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:Approved (PCA #6848)
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Irene Dunne often said that this was her favorite film because it reminded her of her own adopted daughter.
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Judge:
[Judge firmly addressing two unseen attorneys] I'll give you an opportunity to better prepare your facts.
Man: [Hands Judge some papers] Adoption proceedings, the Adams case.
Judge: What?
Man: The Adams case.
Judge: [Looks disturbed] Oh yes, yes. Uh...
[turns back to attorneys]
Judge: if either one or both of you gentlemen conduct yourselves like you've been doing today I'll hold you in contempt, the both of ya!
Judge: [Walks into chambers, sees Roger, Miss Oliver, and the baby all seated. Sits at desk] Uh, oh this is the child in question. Ahem, let me see. Yes, I recall looking over these adoption papers. I see you have no income at present.
[Looks at Roger]
Judge: Is that correct?
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Man: [Hands Judge some papers] Adoption proceedings, the Adams case.
Judge: What?
Man: The Adams case.
Judge: [Looks disturbed] Oh yes, yes. Uh...
[turns back to attorneys]
Judge: if either one or both of you gentlemen conduct yourselves like you've been doing today I'll hold you in contempt, the both of ya!
Judge: [Walks into chambers, sees Roger, Miss Oliver, and the baby all seated. Sits at desk] Uh, oh this is the child in question. Ahem, let me see. Yes, I recall looking over these adoption papers. I see you have no income at present.
[Looks at Roger]
Judge: Is that correct?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Thelma & Louise (1991)
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Soundtrack:
Auld Lang Syne
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Cary Grant plays a newspaper reporter who falls in love and marries Irene Dunne, whom he meets at a record store. While abroad in Japan, tragedy strikes for the couple, which sets the course for the story. It really is a simple story about how a married couple long for having a home and a family of their own. Grant surprised me with his family man role, quite different from the sophisticated characters he played later on in his career. His monologue during the adoption hearing was one of the best scenes in the whole movie and very well done. Irene Dunne was great in her role as his wife. The little girl who plays their daughter was too cute for words. It was also an interesting insight into how a couple struggles to raise their first child, which is something many people can relate to, no matter what the time period. It was also interesting the way Dunne went through all the flashback scenes in the movie by playing records that reminded her of their life together. Beulah Bondi (who played George Bailey's mother from It's A Wonderful Life) has a great supporting role as the head of the adoption agency who has doubts about the couple at first, but then grows to care a great deal for them. The ending was a complete surprise. If you like Cary Grant or old Hollywood movies, this is something different. Sad, but sentimental. Recommended.