A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
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Title: The Awful Truth (1937)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Irene Dunne | ... | Lucy Warriner | |
| Cary Grant | ... | Jerry Warriner | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Daniel Leeson | |
| Alexander D'Arcy | ... | Armand Duvalle | |
| Cecil Cunningham | ... | Aunt Patsy | |
| Molly Lamont | ... | Barbara Vance | |
| Esther Dale | ... | Mrs. Leeson | |
| Joyce Compton | ... | Dixie Belle Lee | |
| Robert Allen | ... | Frank Randall | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Mr. Vance | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Mrs. Vance | |
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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 Barbara Vance, 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 doing her most flamboyant Dixie Belle Lee impersonation as Jerry's brassy "sister" before his prospective bride's scandalized family. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
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IT'S A SPRITEFUL...OF GLEEFUL HYSTERICS! (original print ad-all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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(1904) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel E. Kelley
Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley (1872)
Played on piano by Irene Dunne
Sung by Irene Dunne and Ralph Bellamy
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Several times, Lucy is heard referring to "Aunt Patty" instead of "Aunt Patsy." See more »Soundtracks
Home on the Range(1904) (uncredited)
Music by Daniel E. Kelley
Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley (1872)
Played on piano by Irene Dunne
Sung by Irene Dunne and Ralph Bellamy
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Country:
USARelease Date:
21 October 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Awful Truth See more »Filming Locations:
Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA See more »Edit
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When I was a little child, my mother used to tell me again and again the main scenes of this irresistible comedy, and we laughed our asses off. Much later, I had the good fortune to see it myself, at an oldies-goldies TV re-run, and it amused me like nuts.
Today, as a movie professional, I can safely state that it's an instance of PURE COMEDY: bright humor, pointed satire, a healthy dose of absurd, deliciously foolish, a fast-paced rhythm that makes the 90 minutes seem barely 9 seconds! You see it again and again, and wish for it never to come to an end! THIS, ladies and gentleman, is the stuff of real comedy - not all the Apatow and Seltzer moronic obscenities! Platinum class vintage!