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The Awful Truth (1937)

NR10/21/1937Comedy, Romance1h 31m
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Danger! Wild woman on the loose!

Overview

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Irene Dunne

    Lucy Warriner

  2. Cast 1

    Cary Grant

    Jerry Warriner

  3. Cast 1

    Ralph Bellamy

    Dan Leeson

  4. Cast 1

    Alexander D'Arcy

    Armand Duvalle

  5. Cast 1

    Cecil Cunningham

    Aunt Patsy

  6. Cast 1

    Molly Lamont

    Barbara Vance

  7. Cast 1

    Esther Dale

    Mrs. Leeson

  8. Cast 1

    Joyce Compton

    Dixie Belle Lee

  9. Cast 1

    Robert Allen

    Frank Randall

The rooster and the hen! Lucy & Jerry Warriner strain their marriage by suspecting each other of cheating, so much so, a day in court leaves them with a 90 day prelude to a divorce. Sure enough, though, love never quite runs as expected, and can indeed be a truly complex thing, especially when the other parties involved are human, a cheeky cat, and a rather smart and astute canine! The Awful Truth is tagged as part of the wonderful genre that encompasses the screwball comedy, and although to a degree that genre placement is true, I do believe that those not particularly fond of the high ...