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Cary Grant,
Cary Grant,
Irene Dunne,
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Leo McCarey,
Leo McCarey
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: Not Rated
: Columbia TriStar
: Classics, Comedies, Classic Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Classic Romance, Classic Comedy, Screwball
: 90 min.
: English
: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese
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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 sun lamp so he'll have an appropriate tan). Lucy concludes that Jerry was never in Florida just as Jerry discovers that Lucy was spending her time with Armand Duvalle (Alex D'Arcy), a handsome voice teacher. Both Jerry and Lucy believe the other was unfaithful, so they agree to a trial divorce, with a bitter battle fought over custody of Mr. Smith, the dog (Lucy gets the dog, but Jerry has visitation rights). Determined to make Jerry jealous, Lucy continues keeping company with Armand while also dating Daniel Leeson (Ralph Bellamy), a wealthy oil man from Oklahoma. Convinced that turnabout is fair play, Jerry starts going out with Dixie Belle Lee (Joyce Compton), a brassy nightclub singer, as well as socialite Barbara Vance (Molly Lamont). However, Lucy has belatedly decided that she wants Jerry back, and she hatches a plan to win him back by making a spectacle of herself at a party. 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." ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- Full Screen Presentation
- Remastered in HIgh Definition
- Bonus Trailers
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| Splendid movie - Dunne is great!
by ADelaplaine
November 15, 2006 - 5:10 PM PST
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| To say Irene Dunne is a dud shows some lack of what she had plenty of -- CLASS! She sparkles 'n shines in this fine, fine movie. As does everybody else. Great direction by Leo McCarey. And not just great art deco sets, but her clothing, too, is absolutely on the mark. See her in the original SHOW BOAT and listen to her marvelous singing voice. Or LIFE WITH FATHER acting opposite Wm. Powell. Almost unknown today, she was a great star. |
| One of the Greats
by MGriffi
April 14, 2004 - 12:55 PM PDT
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3 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| One of the great movie farces, with extraordinary performances form Dunne and Grant. Crisp, witty, rapid-fire dialogue and an ingeniously convoluted plot. Sparkling! |
| The Awful Truth is that this movie is awful!
by baygelldawg
June 7, 2003 - 2:39 PM PDT
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6 out of 14 members found this review helpful
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I love old movies, screwball comedies, and Cary Grant. So why didn't I like this picture? Well, for starters, Irene Dunne has zero charisma and no chemistry with Cary Grant. I never believed for a moment that they had ever been in love.
"Daring" story of divorce is creaky and must have seemed idiotic even when it was first released. Each situation seems more forced than the next. From the first scene of this movie you know how it is going to end. Dunne's extreme costumes don't help matters.
I know this is considered a classic and is on many lists of the 100 funniest films, which was all the more reason why I was disappointed.
There are some funny bits and the dog is cute, but this ain't The Philadelphia Story, folks.
Skip this one. There are much, much better old films out there.
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