In this Oscar-winning farce, Cary Grant, in an iconic role that made him a major star, and Irene Dunne exude charm, cunning, and affection as an urbane couple who, fed up with each other’s infidelities, resolve to file for divorce.
They each try to move on, but the mischievous Jerry can’t help but meddle in Lucy’s ill-matched engagement to a corn-fed Oklahoma businessman (Ralph Bellamy), and a mortified Lucy begins to realize that she may be saying goodbye to the only dance partner capable of following her lead.
Fluently directed by Oscar winner Leo McCarey, a master of improvisation and slapstick as well as a keen and sympathetic observer of human folly, The Awful Truth is a stylish comedy about two people whose flaws only make them all the more alluring.
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Awful Truth, The (1937): Origins of Good Films (Screwball Comedy)
Running time: 91 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
1.37:1 aspect ratio