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- 1937
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 1937
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
Summary Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Directed By: Leo McCarey
Written By: Viña Delmar, Arthur Richman, Sidney Buchman
- 1937
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
- 1937
- Approved
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 30 m
The Awful Truth
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8.3
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Summary Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Directed By: Leo McCarey
Written By: Viña Delmar, Arthur Richman, Sidney Buchman
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
87
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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One of the great screwball comedies. [23 Jan 1998, p.N]
The issues deepen in a subtle, natural way: the film begins as a trifle and ends as something beautiful and affirmative. A classic.
It's one of those films in which even the dog is funny. [14 Mar 2004, p.9E]
Irene Dunne's way with a quip is to smile brightly and wring it dry, but she's at her best here.
McCarey and his team of Dunne and Grant bring a patina of slapstick to this high-society story based on Arthur Richman's play and adapted for the screen by Vina Delmar. [03 Oct 1991, p.12]
Awfully unimportant, but it is also one of the more laughable screen comedies of 1937.
The film lacks the crackle of Grant’s later masterpieces yet there remains a great deal to enjoy here with an ending that surprises with its tenderness, not-so-subtle eroticism and visual wit.
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 User Ratings
8.3
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 User Ratings
8.3
86% Positive
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
