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The Awful Truth (1937)

NR ★ 7.2/10 91 min Comedy, Romance United States English
Director: Leo McCarey
Screenplay by: Viña Delmar
Theatre Play: Arthur Richman
Lyricist: Milton Drake
Streaming: Not available
Danger! Wild woman on the loose!

Description

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

Trailer

Top Cast

Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne Lucy Warriner
Cary Grant
Cary Grant Jerry Warriner
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy Dan Leeson
Alexander D'Arcy
Alexander D'Arcy Armand Duvalle
Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham Aunt Patsy
Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont Barbara Vance
Esther Dale
Esther Dale Mrs. Leeson
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton Dixie Belle Lee

The Awful Truth Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #11

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #889
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #913
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #693
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #39

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
BBC #42
Indiewire's Greatest Romantic Comedies Of All Time
IndieWire #36
Paste Magazines Best Movies Of The 1930s
Paste Magazine #50
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #06

Filmmaker Curation

Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #18
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #055

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1930 1939 Films
Letterboxd #55

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