MOVIE · 1937
The Awful Truth
ComedyRomance91 min
A wealthy Manhattan couple head for divorce after a tangle of jealous misunderstandings, then spend the waiting period sabotaging each other’s new romances. Cary Grant is Jerry, whose breezy confidence turns tactical the moment Irene Dunne’s Lucy attracts a respectable new suitor, while Lucy answers with schemes of her own. With Ralph Bellamy in the middle as the well-meaning fiancé, the film turns drawing rooms, nightclubs, and even the family dog into ammunition in a polished 1930s comedy of bad timing, wounded pride, and a pair of exes who know exactly how to get under each other’s skin.
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