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    The Awful Truth [Criterion Collection]

    Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Cary Grant

    Cary Grant
    , Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    , Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    , Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    , Molly Lamont
    Molly Lamont


    DVD

    (Special Edition / Restored / Subtitled / Full Frame)

    $29.99
    $29.99

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    Customer Reviews

    • Release Date: 04/17/2018
    • UPC: 0715515213516
    • Original Release: 1937
    • Rating: NR
    • Region Code: 1
    • Presentation: [B&W]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 5460
    • Sales rank: 5,525

    Special Features

    New 4K Digital Restoration; New interview with critic Gary Giddins about Director Leo McCarey; New video essay by film critic David Cairns on Cary Grant's performance; Illustrated 1978 Audio Interview with actor Irene Dunne ; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring Grant and Claudette Colbert; Plus: An essay by film critic Molly Haskell

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    Cary Grant Jerry Warriner
    Irene Dunne Lucy Warriner
    Ralph Bellamy Daniel Leeson
    Cecil Cunningham Aunt Patsy
    Molly Lamont Barbara Vance
    Esther Dale Mrs. Leeson
    Joyce Compton Dixie Belle Lee
    Robert Allen Frank Randall,Frank Randall
    Robert Warwick Mr. Vance
    Mary Forbes Mrs. Vance
    Claud Allister Lord Fabian
    Zita Moulton Lady Fabian
    Scott Colton Mr. Barnsley
    Wyn Cahoon Mrs. Barnsley
    Paul Stanton Judge
    Mitchell Harris Jerry's Attorney
    Alan Bridge Motor Cop,Motor Cop
    Edgar Dearing Motor Cop
    Leonard Carey Butler
    Miki Morita Japanese Servant
    Frank C. Wilson M.C.,M.C.
    Vernon Dent Police Sergeant
    George Pearce Caretaker,Caretaker
    Bobby Watson Hotel Clerk
    Byron Foulger Secretary
    Kathryn Curry Celeste
    Edward Peil Sr. Bailiff
    Bess Flowers Viola Heath
    John Tyrrell Hank
    Ed Mortimer Lucy's Attorney
    Alexander D'Arcy Armand Duvalle
    Marguerite Churchill Barbara Vance
    Ben Oakland Composer

    Technical Credits
    Vi?a Delmar Screenwriter
    Leo McCarey Producer
    Everett Riskin Producer
    Arthur Richman Screenwriter

    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- The Awful Truth
    1. "A Deep Florida Tan" [2:36]
    2. Suspicious Arise [10:22]
    3. Chancery Court [3:29]
    4. A Night In [4:00]
    5. "This Is My Day To Visit Mr. Smith" [3:31]
    6. "I Think I'm In Love" [1:33]
    7. The Virginia Club [10:02]
    8. "Home On The Range" [2:55]
    9. Rumors [4:48]
    10. A Poem For Lucy [5:07]
    11. Recital Crashing [1:55]
    12. A Change of Heart [3:20]
    13. Mr. Smith's Hat Trick [6:27]
    14. Jerry and The Madcap Heiress [:02]
    15. A Toast [1:50]
    16. The Dinner Party [5:44]
    17. "My Dreams Are Gone With The Wind" [6:41]
    18. A Country Inn [6:00]
    19. Nightime Breeze [4:38]
    1. Color Bars [5:47]
    1. Chapter 1 [59:35]
    2. Chapter 2 [:00]
    1. Chapter 1 [15:57]
    1. Chapter 1 [24:00]
    1. Chapter 1 [6:52]

    This screwball comedy is filled with merry mix-ups and romantic misadventures that lead previously happy couple Jerry and Lucy Warriner to divorce. The trouble begins when Jerry supposedly goes to Florida for some rest; actually, he is planning to spend the vacation with his buddies.

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    One of the greatest screwball comedies of the thirties, The Awful Truth is arguably the archetypal example of this influential genre. The plot -- in which a gorgeous, sophisticated couple (played by Cary Grant and Irene Dunne) divorce, dabble with various Mr. and Miss Wrongs, and get back together again -- is the screwball formula distilled to its essence. Also exemplary are the film's opulent sets and costumes, and Grant's and Dunne's fabulously witty dialogue. Like the featured couple in most screwball comedies, Jerry and Lucy Warriner are made for each other, a fact reinforced mostly by their sublime bickering (and the supporting characters' futile attempts to keep up with them). Based on a stage play by Arthur Richman that had been filmed twice before, Vina Delmar's script ably supplies the two stars with choice barbs, and Leo McCarey's confident direction keeps the action moving from set piece to hilarious set piece. Grant and Dunne are, unsurprisingly, brilliant as the warring Warriners, though special mention must also be made of some of the actors playing their hapless suitors: Ralph Bellamy as the hayseed Dan Leeson (Bellamy would later play nearly the same role in Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday); Alexander d'Arcy as the hilariously insipid Armand Duvalle; and Joyce Compton as the incomparable Dixie Belle Lee. Nominated for six Oscars in 1938, the film walked away with only one, for McCarey. Mark Pittillo
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