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1937

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy
Director	Leo McCarey
Genres	Comedy

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- Classic screwball comedy of the thirties, marked by a mixture of sophistication and farce and an irreverent approach to plot.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 5
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  Not the best film but Cary grant on top form
  
  Though the plot is at best tenuous, this film gets five stars from me because of the wonderful, mostly ad-libbed, dialogue between Grant, his (ex) wife and her ... read more »
  
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  - SALT
  - 14 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Nov 2003 at 09:07
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  The awful truth is I shouldn't have bothered!
  
  Struggled through this film, really disappointing! Cary Grant is a great actor as usual but I just really couldnt get into this one!
  
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  - 27 Sep 2011 at 21:30
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  The Awful Truth
  
  I enjoyed this film. It was very funny in parts. Sad that Irene Dunne had only one
  
  good song where she could show what a wonderful singing voice she ... read more »
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 23 Jun 2011 at 23:12
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  Screwball schmooball
  
  This is not a 'Screwball comedy' - at least if by that you mean something along the lines of Bringing Up Baby. It's what used to be called a '... read more »
  
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- - thevulture
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  - Clacton-on-Sea
  - 26 Apr 2011 at 15:38
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  Truth To Tell
  
  Truth to tell...I already wrote a review for this movie but it seems to have disappeared!
  
  Anyway, Cary Grant's natural charisma and the interplay... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 23 Nov 2008 at 14:53
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  - 3
  Dated. Good in places, but not very
  
  OK, so 1930s screwball comedies aren't usually my cup of tea anyway, but I really didn't think much of this film. Cary Grant was, of course, on top form... read more »
  
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- - Edward Rogers
  - Bognor Regis
  - 21 Feb 2007 at 14:35
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  The opposite of awful
  
  One of the quintessential screwball comedies, perhaps a little rusty in places, but a lot of fun in the supremely capable hands of Grant and Dunne as the ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
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  - London
  - 01 Oct 2005 at 22:34
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  The Awful Truth (1937)
  
  It was certainly a comedy, as you could not help but laugh at most of the dialogue. A bit dated.
  
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  - London
  - 21 Aug 2005 at 08:15
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  Highly Reccomended
  
  This ' screwball' comedy is a delight from start to finish .
  
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  - Norfolk,UK
  - 10 May 2005 at 21:18
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  Clever but dated
  
  Cary Grant in mildly amusing comedy which despite being very much of its time and place, still had many lines that wouldn't be out of place today. Witty and... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
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  - St Helens
  - 07 May 2005 at 10:45
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  Sunday Matinee
  
  enjoyable old b/w movie.
  
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  - 06 May 2005 at 17:19
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- - 5
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  Not the best film but Cary grant on top form
  
  Though the plot is at best tenuous, this film gets five stars from me because of the wonderful, mostly ad-libbed, dialogue between Grant, his (ex) wife and her ... read more »
  
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  - SALT
  - 14 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Nov 2003 at 09:07
- - 5
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  A great giggle
  
  I loved this film - took it out on a whim and had a really good laugh. Cary Grant is brilliant at the dry wit and humour of the part and there is also some ... read more »
  
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- - infolady
  - Yorkshire
  - 31 Jan 2004 at 11:44
- - 2
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  Clever but dated
  
  Cary Grant in mildly amusing comedy which despite being very much of its time and place, still had many lines that wouldn't be out of place today. Witty and... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
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  - St Helens
  - 07 May 2005 at 10:45
- - 1
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  Awfully good
  
  Leo McCarey is no longer a famous name but, in his day, he was a well-respected comedy director, who had worked with Laurel and Hardy in their heyday. His ... read more »
  
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- - klauski
  - west sussex
  - 04 Jan 2005 at 12:04
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  Great lighthearted film
  
  This was a great easy-going film -- somehow the story-lines always seem better in the oldies.
  
  Definitely worth watching.
  
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- - leonie
  - Sussex
  - 24 Feb 2005 at 17:38
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  Sunday Matinee
  
  enjoyable old b/w movie.
  
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  - 06 May 2005 at 17:19
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  Highly Reccomended
  
  This ' screwball' comedy is a delight from start to finish .
  
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  - Norfolk,UK
  - 10 May 2005 at 21:18
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  The Awful Truth (1937)
  
  It was certainly a comedy, as you could not help but laugh at most of the dialogue. A bit dated.
  
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  - London
  - 21 Aug 2005 at 08:15
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  Splendid
  
  It’s a little stiff in the opening minutes, and it's stage origins are occasionally a bit too obvious, but The Awful Truth is a wonderful entertainment... read more »
  
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- - Fuzzman
  - 21 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 13 Dec 2004 at 23:10
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  A treat to find this film
  
  This was film that I had heard of but never watched. I was lovely to see the quality of performance that a young Cary Grant gave - he never seems to have aged ... read more »
  
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- - Albany
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  - 27 Jan 2005 at 13:41

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- The Awful Truth
  
  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 (...