The Awful Truth
Summary:
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 t... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Cary Grant - (Jerry Warriner)
Irene Dunne - (Lucy Warriner)
Ralph Bellamy - (Daniel Leeson)
Robert (Tex) Allen - (Frank Randall)
Cecil Cunningham - (Aunt Patsy)
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Review:
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 screwball formula distille... Continue >>
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