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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorousCleverWitty
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Plot:
- Unlikely CoupleBattle of the SexesCrumbling MarriageNothing Goes RightOpposites AttractCouple RelationsFall in LoveLooking for Love more...
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Genres:
- ComedyRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- FloridaNew YorkOklahomaUSANightclub
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedOscar Winner
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Humor:
- Verbal ByplayScrewball
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Based on:
- Based on PlayRemake
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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The Awful Truth, 1937
English
USA
Profile of The Awful Truth
The mood of The Awful Truth is feel good, humorous, and clever. The plot centers around a battle of the sexes, an unlikely couple, and a crumbling marriage. It features screwball humor and verbal byplay. The Awful Truth is a comedy and romance movie. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, at a nightclub. The Awful Truth is set in Oklahoma, Florida, and New York. It happens in the 1930s. It is a remake and adapted from a play. The Awful Truth is known for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a date night.
Summary of The Awful Truth
In one of the supreme screwball comedies, young husband and wife Jerry and Lucy (Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, respectively), suspicious that the other is having an affair, start divorce proceedings and see each other only when Jerry visits their dog, who is held in joint custody. As Lucy shows signs of falling for her oil-tycoon neighbor, Jerry goes to outrageous lengths to break them up. And Jerry's own whirlwind courtship of a social darling hits snags as Lucy pretends to be his inebriated showgirl sister during Jerry's meeting with his girlfriend's parents. Stuck in an isolated cabin the eve their divorce becomes final, Lucy and Jerry discover the awful truth that they still love each other. The wonderful Leo McCarey directed The Awful Truth, which was based on the 1922 play by Arthur Richman.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 21 October 1937 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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as Jerry Warriner
as Lucy Warriner
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