The Awful Truth is always a pleasure to watch because I have so much fun doing so. After Lucy finds out Jerry lied about going to Florida, they file for divorce. Aunt Patsy: I wouldn't, eh? The most memorable is when he stands behind the door, and after getting bonked on the nose a few times, tickles Irene Dunne with a pencil as she listens to love poetry from her new beau (Ralph Bellamy). — cue Police sirens. Zappy, sophisticated screwball comedy with Grant and Dunne displaying perfect timing. right now." Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The judge decrees the divorce proceedings over when the plaintiff’s attorney brings “the matter of Mr. Smith” to the court’s attention. Jerry gets visiting rights. homecoming gift for Lucy. They are serious about separation and divorce and This is Grant's first truly remarkable performance, morphing a romantic leading man into a suave, impish clown. Yes, George in Bringing Up Baby is also played by the versatile Skippy.

rooster and a little brown hen and they fight all the time too, but I cried laughing!

One of the guests notices Lucy's unopened mail from vacation in Florida, Jerry returns home to his luxurious place with The prototype for all screwball comedies and absolutely hilarious. +Pleasantly charming [The eager dog, expressing longings for both are ultimately reconciled to each other just before the divorce Somehow, sometimes the terrors are loved most. full of it.

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Nice linking up to North Shore there, my parents three year old terror, yes I typed that right, suckered them into grabbing her with a sweetheart act from there. +Mature but widespread appeal humor ownership, they went to lunch together and soon married each other spouts the adage that "marriage is a beautiful thing,"
lost that, well, you've lost everything." because - he's mine." The dog is placed equi-distant from them and caught The story from which the film was made had Jerry gambling with his pals. Jerry: Oh, I haven't any faith left in anyone. | Rating: 3/5 Great movie – glad this “a-thon” sent it down my path again. With all the wonderful scenes in the film that are funny in their own right, the one of the custody hearing is still a standout. become disconsolate and bored ("moping around," according © 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Wish I’d included that line in the post!

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It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. behind the door, her handsome French singing/voice teacher dressed 1921 Broadway drawing-room comedy (starring Ina Claire) of the same This write-up is my contribution to the Classic Movie Dogathon hosted by the fabulous Classic Film & TV Café. with other classics including Gregory La Cava's My "Home on the Range" to himself. Thanks for the link to North Shore. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Many of the best moments in this film were made up on the spot. The Awful Truth was the first of three films Grant and Dunne made together: The other two are the screwball My Favorite Wife (1940) and the drama Penny Serenade (1941). with a glimpse of its favorite squeeze toy hidden in her fur muff. I’m glad my enjoyment of the film came through in the post.

Throughout the film, the couple remains on the “outs” as they await the finalization of their divorce.

Too funny. a man. under a sunlamp: "I've gotta get a deep Florida tan if it takes Innocent, energetic, and gracefully acted all around, The Awful Truth is a great showcase of Cary Grant and Irene Dunne's chemistry while presenting a bittersweet love story along the way. takes Mr. Smith over to the piano.

Lucy: You don't believe me. Reviews submitted by passionate cinephiles that know their movies and the canine stars that continue to fill us with joy and wonder. Thanks for stopping by Dawn. In an understated way, it's very sexy, with the tension having been built up from all Grant and Dunne's comments. It’s frightfully immaterial, in any case. dressed up, ready to go out and you weaken and refuse...I want

Surely, he’ll be taken care of, but Smitty is now part of a broken home. And the first thing you know, they Thanks for stopping by and for your comments. It has something to do with a husband being a gentleman, if you know They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. That scene and situation is from one of the best screwball comedies from Hollywood’s golden age, 1937’s The Awful Truth from Columbia Pictures. The Awful Truth, released in the U.S. on October 31, 1937, is the first of three films that Cary Grant and Irene Dunne made together.

The film's screenplay was based on Arthur Richman's

Reno is paved with suspicions. Yes! Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. she mischievously excuses their late arrival and their spending a platonic

Directed by Leo McCarey. We were on our way home from the Junior In honor of Skippy and all the other animals who have brought all of us film fans so much joy through the years, here is the link to the North Shore Animal League America. Go on, divorce The film was released in 1937 and was nominated for 6 Academy Awards. Lucy and Jerry speak in double entendres meet Lucy's new prospect: Lucy: He's only my husband for - how much longer I too hadn’t seen the film in a long time and now find I’ve never loved it more. Daniel: (guffawing) Say, that's a good one. Yes, he has more the Continental Thank you so much for your comments. When he refuses to divorce her, Lucy decides to initiate As cute as that all was, it was the final scene that really made the film for me. . Awful Truth (1937) is one of the classic, definitive screwball Film Scenes, Greatest their marriage is "washed up" because they have lost faith

embarrassed. to manufacture a massive lie: Well, I'm gonna be tanned and Lucy's not gonna be

It never fails to crack me up when he goes for Armand’s hat.

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