The Awful Truth (1937)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
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 (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Motor Cop (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Motor Cop (uncredited)
Wyn Cahoon
Mrs. Barnsley (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Viola Heath (uncredited)
Mitchell Harris
Jerry's Attorney (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Vance's Butler (uncredited)
Scott Kolk
Mr. Barnsley (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Miki Morita
Armand's Japanese Servant (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Lucy's Attorney (uncredited)
Zita Moulton
Lady Fabian (uncredited)
George C. Pearce
'Dad' (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
Judge (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Hank (uncredited)
Frank C. Wilson
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Minor Role (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Minor Role (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frances Raymond
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lee Willard
Minor Role (uncredited)
Skippy
Mr. Smith
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Leo McCarey
Director / Producer
Viña Delmar
Screenplay
Arthur Richman
Theatre Play
Milton Drake
Music
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Music
William Grant Still
Music
Dwight Taylor
Other
Sidney Buchman
Screenplay
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Everett Riskin
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 20, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Budget$600,000
Box Office$3,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Awful Truth is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1922 play The Awful Truth by Arthur Richman (1886-1944), the film recounts a distrustful rich couple who begin divorce proceedings, only to interfere with one another's romances.
This was McCarey's first film for Columbia Pictures, with the dialogue and comic elements largely improvised by the director and actors. Irene Dunne's costumes were designed by Robert Kalloch. Although Grant tried to leave the production due to McCarey's directorial style, The Awful Truth saw his emergence as an A-list star and proponent of on-the-set improvisation.
The film was a box office hit and was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Dunne), and Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Bellamy), winning for Best Director (McCarey). The Awful Truth was selected in 1996 for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".The Awful Truth was the first of three films co-starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, followed by My Favorite Wife (1940) and Penny Serenade (1941) (the latter of which earned Grant a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor).