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The Awful Truth ()

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A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
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Lucy Warriner
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Jerry Warriner
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Daniel Leeson
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Armand Duvalle
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Aunt Patsy
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Barbara Vance
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Mrs. Leeson
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Dixie Belle Lee
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Frank Randall
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Mr. Vance
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Mrs. Vance
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Lord Fabian (uncredited)
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Mr. Smith (uncredited)
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Motor Cop (uncredited)
Wyn Cahoon ...
Mrs. Barnsley (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kathryn Curry ...
Celeste (uncredited)
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Motor Cop (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Polo Match Attendee (uncredited)
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Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini ...
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Viola Heath (uncredited)
Ben Hall ...
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Jerry's Attorney (uncredited)
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Vance's Butler (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mr. Barnsley (uncredited)
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Maitre d' (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Miki Morita ...
Armand's Japanese Servant (uncredited)
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Lucy's Attorney (uncredited)
Zita Moulton ...
Lady Fabian (uncredited)
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'Dad' (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
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Bruce Sidney ...
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Skippy ...
Mr. Smith (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
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Hank (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank C. Wilson ...
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Directed by

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Leo McCarey

Written by

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Viña Delmar ... (screen play)
 
Arthur Richman ... (based on a play by)
 
Sidney Buchman ... () (uncredited)

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Leo McCarey ... producer (uncredited)
Everett Riskin ... associate producer

Cinematography by

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Joseph Walker ... (photography)

Editing by

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Al Clark

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Lionel Banks
Stephen Goosson ... (as Stephen Goossón)

Costume Design by

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Robert Kalloch ... (gowns) (as Kalloch)

Makeup Department

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Robert J. Schiffer ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Mull ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Babs Johnstone ... interior decorator
Eric Rohman ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Edward Bernds ... sound engineer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Milton Drake ... lyrics
Ben Oakland ... music
Morris Stoloff ... musical director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Parrish ... composer: stock music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Grant Still ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Mal Merrihugh ... stand-in: Cary Grant (uncredited)
Dwight Taylor ... screenplay constructor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage, Jerry to haughty socialite Barbara Vance, she to oil-rich bumpkin Daniel Leeson. Among their strategies: Jerry's court-decreed visitation rights with Mr. Smith, their pet fox terrier, and Lucy doing her most flamboyant Dixie Belle Lee impersonation as Jerry's brassy "sister" before his prospective bride's scandalized family. Written by Paul Penna

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Taglines A classic screwball comedy, a memorable night's entertainment See more »
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Also Known As
  • Cette sacrée vérité (France)
  • Die schreckliche Wahrheit (Germany)
  • La pícara puritana (Spain)
  • Ужасная правда (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Strašna istina (Croatia)
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  • 90 min
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Budget $600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Irene Dunne later recalled the scene where she pretends to be Cary Grant's ill-bred nightclub performer sister, which was written over a weekend and handed to her on the morning she was scheduled to film it. She was supposed to do a burlesque bump in the middle of her musical number, a move she was never able to do. Leo McCarey told her just to say, "Never could do that" when she got to that moment. She did, it stayed in the film, and Dunne found it "a choice comic bit". See more »
Goofs Lucy introduces her music teacher "Armand Duvalle" as "Armand Lavalle". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963). See more »
Soundtracks My Dreams Are Gone With the Wind See more »
Quotes Armand Duvalle: I am a great teacher, not a great lover.
Lucy Warriner: That's right, Armand. No one could ever accuse you of being a great lover.
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