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The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

Columbia Pictures (1937)
DVD
PG-13
043396077638
comedy | romance | screwball
USA | English | Black & White | 01:31

5 Academy Award Nominations including Best Picture

Leo McCarey won a 1937 Best Director Oscar and star Irene Dunne was nominated (one of her five Best Actress nominations) for The Awful Truth, one of the most captivating screwball comedies ever made.

A comic battlefield presided over by two superbly matched sparring partners, The Awful Truth also stars Cary Grant as the other half of a couple facing divorce-and fighting over custody of their beloved dog, Mr. Smith. Somewhere before the final divorce decree, however, Jerry decides he wants Lucy back, only to learn that she's marrying a country bumpkin (hilariously played by Ralph Bellamy). Jerry counters with an engagement to the aristocratic Molly Lamont, sparking a sexy, sophisticated battle of wits that ranks among the wackiest comedies in screen history.


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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
Claud Allister Lord Fabian
Asta Mr. Smith
Al Bridge Motor Cop
Wyn Cahoon Mrs. Barnsley
Ruth Cherrington Minor Role
Dora Clement Minor Role
Kathryn Curry Celeste
Edgar Dearing Motor Cop
Jack Deery Nightclub Patron
Jay Eaton Polo Match Attendee
Sarah Edwards Lucy's Attorney's Wife
Tom Ferrandini Nightclub Patron
Bess Flowers Viola Heath
Ben Hall Courtroom Spectator

Trailer

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Standard (1.33:1)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
Subtitles English | French | Japanese | Portuguese | Spanish
Distributor Sony Pictures
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Mar 11, 2003
Regions Region 1