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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, the film recounts a distrustful rich couple who begin divorce proceedings, only to interfere with one another's romances.
A married couple files for divorce, but their plans to remarry are thwarted by their mutual jealousy and affection. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read reviews and trivia, and learn about the Oscar-winning director and writers of this screwball comedy.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Leo McCarey
- 1937-10-21
A divorced couple keeps getting mixed up in each other's love lives in this hilarious adaptation of a Broadway play. Starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, and Ralph Bellamy, directed by Leo McCarey.
- Leo Mccarey, William Mull
- Irene Dunne
A classic comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a divorced couple who try to get back together. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on this movie.
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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.