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Summaries. A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought. Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Barbara Vance, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson.
Brief Synopsis. A divorced couple keeps getting mixed up in each other's love lives. Cast & Crew. Read More. Leo Mccarey. Director. Irene Dunne. Lucy Warriner. Cary Grant. Jerry Warriner. Ralph Bellamy. Daniel Leeson. Alexander D'arcy. Armand Duvalle. Cecil Cunningham. Aunt Patsy. Photos & Videos. View All. The Awful Truth - Movie Poster. 1 Photo.
- Leo Mccarey, William Mull
- Irene Dunne
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The Awful Truth, American screwball comedy film, released in 1937, that is widely considered a classic of the genre.
In this adaptation of a play of the same name by Arthur Richman, Cary Grant and Irene Dunne portrayed Jerry and Lucy Warriner, a married couple who agree to a divorce when each mistakenly thinks the other is having an affair. After Lucy moves out, they do in fact take up with new partners—she with an Oklahoma oil baron (played by Ralph Bellamy) and he with a wealthy socialite (Molly Lamont)—and a series of madcap antics ensues as each clumsily tries to sabotage the other’s relationship. The night before the divorce is to be finalized, Jerry and Lucy abscond to her aunt’s cabin and sheepishly reconcile.
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•Studio: Columbia Pictures
•Director and producer: Leo McCarey
•Writer: Viña Delmar
•Music: Ben Oakland
•Irene Dunne (Lucy Warriner)
•Cary Grant (Jerry Warriner)
•Ralph Bellamy (Dan Leeson)
•Alexander D’Arcy (Armand Duvalle)
•Cecil Cunningham (Aunt Patsy)
•Molly Lamont (Barbara Vance)
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•Director*
•Lead actress (Irene Dunne)
•Supporting actor (Ralph Bellamy)
•Screenplay
•Editing
- Lee Pfeiffer
Jerry (Cary Grant) and Lucy (Irene Dunne) are a married couple who doubt each other's fidelity: Jerry suspects Lucy and her music teacher (Alexander D'Arcy) of spending an evening together, and...
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- Irene Dunne
- Leo Mccarey
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Mar 13, 2011 · Jerry thereafter returns home, sporting a basket of “California” oranges and a group of friends from the club, only to discover that his wife Lucy (Dunne) is unexpectedly absent – and has been so since the delivery of the previous day’s mail.
- Michael J. Anderson
Plot Synopsis. The titles and credits of the outrageous, fast-moving story, filmed from a sketchy script that often left the actors befuddled and bewildered (and forced to improvise), are displayed in a lace-lined Valentine's book. The main title appears above a cupid's arrow shot through a heart.
Synopsis by Mark Deming. Leo McCarey directed this classic screwball comedy in which Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play Jerry and Lucy Warriner, a couple whose marriage is starting to fall apart. Jerry informs Lucy that he's taking a vacation alone in Florida; instead, he holes up with his buddies and plays poker for a week (while sitting under a ...
