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The awful truth  Cover Image DVD DVD

The awful truth / Columbia Pictures ; screen play, ViƱa Delmar ; directed by Leo McCarey.

Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991 Motion picture adaptation of (work):. (actor.). Dunne, Irene, 1898-1990 (actor.). Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (actor.). McCarey, Leo, (director.). Richman, Arthur, 1886-1944 Awful truth. (Added Author). Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham. (Cast).

Summary:

A divorcing couple battle over custody of their dog, and in the process find they really want each other back.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1681434237
  • ISBN: 9781681434230
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Special edition].
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Criterion Collection Inc. [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the play by Arthur Richman.
Essay by film critic Molly Haskell in container.
Features: new interview with critic Gary Giddins about director Leo McCarey; new video essay by film critic David Cairns on actor Cary Grant's performance; Illustrated 1978 audio interview with actor Irene Dunne; Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the film from 1939, starring actor Claudette Colbert and Grant.
Mono, full screen 1.37:1.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
Participant or Performer Note:
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Richman, Arthur, 1886-1944 > Film adaptations.
Divorce > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Spouses > Drama.
Genre: Comedy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Romance films.
Romantic comedy films.
Screwball comedy films.


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