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The Awful Truth (1937)

Comedy | 91 minutes
3,50 178 votes

Genre: Comedy / Romance

Duration: 91 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Leo McCarey

Stars: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne and Ralph Bellamy

IMDb score: 7,6 (23.084)

Releasedate: 20 October 1937

The Awful Truth plot

"Danger! Wild woman on the loose!"

Jerry and Lucy Warriner are getting a divorce. Lucy takes care of their dog, but Jerry manages to visit the dog regularly. Even before their divorce, they try to ruin each other's plans to remarry. Jerry plans to remarry high-profile Barbara Vance, Lucy to wealthy oil baron Daniel Leeson.

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The One Ring

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Fans of screwball comedies (His Girl Friday!) take note! This is one of the best in the genre! Cary Grant is at his best here in another devilishly charming role. Irene Dunne is a bit of a forgotten actress it seems, but that is completely unjustified. She's not inferior to Grant at all. Ralph Bellamy also played the role of the dorky lover in His Girl Friday, but here he is even crazier and above all funnier. He even got an Oscar nomination for the role. Very rightly so.

Furthermore, a lot of comic scenes and smooth dialogues (although it is not nearly as fast as His Girl Friday) to keep you entertained. The film loses some of its fire and pace towards the end, but the final shot makes up for it.

4*

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IH88

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“I wouldn't go on living with you if you were dipped in platinum. So go on, divorce me. Go on, divorce me! It'll be a pleasure.”

Farcical romcom/screwball comedy with strong acting from Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Grant is always good in these kinds of roles, and he has a nice chemistry with Dunne. This kind of film often stands or falls with the chemistry between the protagonists, and fortunately this is perfectly fine in The Awful Truth. The film has some very entertaining scenes and especially the way Jerry and Lucy try to make life miserable for each other and try to sabotage their new relationships, results in comical situations. With of course a feel good ending, which fortunately also has a nasty touch due to Grant, Dunne and the sharp dialogues.

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clubsport

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Irene Dunne does show her comedic talent here , together with grant who is also on a roll they provide a lot of funny scenes despite the fact that the main plot is rather bland .

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