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The Awful Truth (1937)

  • 1hr 30m
  • 87

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Leo McCarey

Writer:

Viña Delmar, Arthur Richman, Sidney Buchman

Release Date:

Oct 21, 1937

Runtime:

1hr 30m

Synopsis

A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.

Cast

  • Irene Dunne
  • Cary Grant
  • Ralph Bellamy
  • Alexander D'Arcy
  • Cecil Cunningham
  • Molly Lamont
  • Esther Dale
  • Joyce Compton
  • Robert Allen
  • Robert Warwick

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Metacritic

87
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Based on 10 Critics
8.3

USER SCORE (7)

Universal acclaim based on 7 Reviews
70

Awfully unimportant, but it is also one of the more laughable screen comedies of 1937.

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Metacritic review by Frank S. Nugent
Frank S. Nugent
The New York Times
88

The Awful Truth is a perfect farce, devoid of any fat, in which Lucy and Jerry’s fantasies and schemes topple after one another like figurative dominoes.

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Metacritic review by Chuck Bowen
Chuck Bowen
Slant Magazine
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