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The Awful Truth

Turkish title: Müthiş Gerçek

“Danger! Wild woman on the loose!”

1937 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Leo McCarey · USA · Visual Comedy
ComedyRomance

Cast

Irene Dunne Cary Grant Ralph Bellamy

Credits

Written by: Viña Delmar

Plot

Jerry and Lucy Warriner, a married couple, suspect each other of infidelity and file for divorce. During the sixty days before the divorce is final they each try to sabotage the other's new romance, with the help of a dog who is the subject of a custody dispute, and in the process realise that they still love one another. Leo McCarey's 1937 screwball comedy, with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, relies on improvisation and sparkling timing, and won McCarey the Academy Award for Best Director.

Sinekatalog’s take

Leo McCarey's screwball comedy of a divorcing couple sabotaging each other's new romances is fast and sparkling. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are superb, and the film is a gem of the genre.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (23,584 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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