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Tom Paulson ★★★★. Full of laugh out loud moments. Perfect reactions to the wacky antics. Fun and charming film. Good dog with a great dog name. 1937 (10th) Academy Award nominations: Outstanding Production, Best Director (Leo McCarey - Winner), Best Actress (Irene Dunne), Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy), Best Adaptation (Viña ...
When Jerry and Lucy suspect each other of having an affair, they decide to file a divorce. In due course, they both set out to undermine each other's love li...
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- Retrospective - Classic Movies
THE AWFUL TRUTH was in the can in six weeks, and was such a success that Grant and Dunne were teamed again in another splendid comedy, MY FAVORITE WIFE, and in a touching tearjerker, PENNY SERENADE.
The Awful Truth was based on a play which had been filmed twice before, but McCarey gave his superb comic cast free reign to improvise and add new business, and the results were splendid; you haven't lived until you've heard Irene Dunne attempt to sing "Home on the Range."
Married couple Lucy and Jerry Warriner both suspect the other of cheating and find themselves in divorce court. The divorce is granted - the only point of contention is who gets their dog, Mr. Smith. They soon have significant others. Lucy starts seeing her neighbor from across the hall, Daniel Leeson while Jerry is seeing Barbara Vance.
Review by Mark Pittillo One of the greatest screwball comedies of the thirties, The Awful Truth is arguably the archetypal example of this influential genre. The plot -- in which a gorgeous, sophisticated couple (played by Cary Grant and Irene Dunne) divorce, dabble with various Mr. and Miss Wrongs, and get back together again -- is the ...
It stars Skippy, the famous wire-haired terrier. Skippy’s humans are Henry and Gale East and the Weatherwax Brothers, and he first appeared brilliantly playing the role of Asta in The Thin Man. Remember that one? Woof woof! More fun than rolling around in doo-doo. He reprised the role and did even better in After the Thin Man, but then he ...
