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The Awful Truth

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
19K
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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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A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
19K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Viña Delmar(screen play)
    • Arthur Richman(based on a play by)
    • Sidney Buchman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Cary Grant
    • Ralph Bellamy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Viña Delmar(screen play)
    • Arthur Richman(based on a play by)
    • Sidney Buchman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Cary Grant
    • Ralph Bellamy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 137User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:58
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    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Irene Dunne, and Esther Dale in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Asta in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant in The Awful Truth (1937)
    Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth (1937)

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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Lucy Warrineras Lucy Warriner
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Jerry Warrineras Jerry Warriner
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Daniel Leesonas Daniel Leeson
    Alexander D'Arcy
    Alexander D'Arcy
    • Armand Duvalleas Armand Duvalle
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Aunt Patsyas Aunt Patsy
    Molly Lamont
    Molly Lamont
    • Barbara Vanceas Barbara Vance
    Esther Dale
    Esther Dale
    • Mrs. Leesonas Mrs. Leeson
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Dixie Belle Leeas Dixie Belle Lee
    Robert Allen
    Robert Allen
    • Frank Randallas Frank Randall
    Robert Warwick
    Robert Warwick
    • Mr. Vanceas Mr. Vance
    Mary Forbes
    Mary Forbes
    • Mrs. Vanceas Mrs. Vance
    Claud Allister
    Claud Allister
    • Lord Fabianas Lord Fabian
    • (uncredited)
    Asta
    Asta
    • Mr. Smithas Mr. Smith
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bridge
    Al Bridge
    • Motor Copas Motor Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Wyn Cahoon
    • Mrs. Barnsleyas Mrs. Barnsley
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Cherrington
    Ruth Cherrington
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Dora Clement
    Dora Clement
    • Minor Roleas Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Curry
    • Celesteas Celeste
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leo McCarey
    • Writers
      • Viña Delmar(screen play)
      • Arthur Richman(based on a play by)
      • Sidney Buchman(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Irene Dunne later recalled the scene where she pretends to be Cary Grant's ill-bred nightclub performer sister, which was written over a weekend and handed to her on the morning she was scheduled to film it. She was supposed to do a burlesque bump in the middle of her musical number, a move she was never able to do. Leo McCarey told her to just say, "Never could do that" when she got to that moment. She did, it stayed in the film, and Dunne found it "a choice comic bit."
    • Goofs
      Lucy introduces her music teacher "Armand Duvalle" as "Armand Lavalle."
    • Quotes

      Armand Duvalle: I am a great teacher, not a great lover.

      Lucy Warriner: That's right, Armand. No one could ever accuse you of being a great lover.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind
      (1937) (uncredited)

      Music by Ben Oakland

      Lyrics by Milton Drake

      Performed by Joyce Compton (dubbed)

      Reprise by Irene Dunne

    User reviews137

    Review
    Top review
    Great Dunne and Grant Comedy
    The Awful Truth is one of the best comedies of the 1930s and ever. Irene Dunne and Cary Grant star (in the first of 3 pictures together) as a divorcing couple who really love one another, but they're just so darned sophisticated! Lucy (Dunne) moves in her Aunt Patsy (the underrated Cecil Cunningham) who gets Lucy introduced to a hick millionaire from Oklahoma (Ralph Bellamy). Meanwhile Jerry (Grant) gets hooked up with a grasping socialite (Molly Lamont). The "love birds" continue to peck away at each other and get entangled in each other's new "romances." The chemistry is just wonderful between Grant and Dunne, and the supporting cast is first rate. Highlights include Grant playing the piano while Mr. Smith (the dog) does a barking routine, but Dunne gets her chance, singing "Gone with the Wind" at a high-toned party. Great fun. Cunningham and Bellamy are terrific, but so are Esther Dale (Bellamy's ma), Joyce Compton (Dixie Bell), and Mr. Smith (who I suspect was really Asta from The Thin Man). The film, Dunne, and Bellamy scored Oscar nominations, and Leo McCarey won for direction. Filled with snappy one liners and hysterical situations. Best scenes may be the night club sequence when Dunne gets stuck dancing with Bellamy, and the party where Dunne pretends to be Grant's sister and yells out, "Hey wait a minute! Somebody stole my purse!" to snooty Mary Forbes. Very funny.
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Druga bracna noc
    • Filming locations
      • Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $600,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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