The Awful Truth
Danger! Wild woman on the loose!
ComedyRomancehusband wife relationshipupper classaunt niece relationshipromcomauntneighbormisunderstandingdivorcedogheiressscrewball comedynightclub singer
A screwball romantic comedy built on mischievous sabotage and misunderstanding, where a divorcing couple's competitive interference in each other's love lives becomes the engine of their own rekindled affection.
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Essence
Ensemble
Irene Dunne
Lucy Warriner
Cary Grant
Jerry Warriner
Ralph Bellamy
Dan Leeson
Alexander D'Arcy
Armand Duvalle
Cecil Cunningham
Aunt Patsy
Molly Lamont
Barbara Vance
Esther Dale
Mrs. Leeson
Joyce Compton
Dixie Belle Lee
Robert Allen
Frank Randall
Robert Warwick
Mr. Vance
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Vance
Claud Allister
Lord Fabian (uncredited)
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Same mood
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Go darker
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
