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The awful truth, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Leo McCarey production ; screen play, Viña Delmar ; directed by Leo McCarey

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"IIn this Oscar-winning farce, Cary Grant (in the role that first defined the Cary Grant persona) and Irene Dunne exude charm, cunning, and artless affection as an urbane couple who, fed up with each other's infidelities, resolve to file for divorce. But try as they might to move on, the mischievous Jerry can't help meddling in Lucy's ill-matched engagement to a corn-fed Oklahoma businessman (Ralph Bellamy), and a mortified Lucy begins to realize that she may be saying goodbye to the only dance partner capable of following her lead. Directed by the versatile Leo McCarey, a master of improvisation and slapstick as well as a keen and sympathetic observer of human folly, The Awful Truth is a warm but unsparing comedy about two people whose flaws only make them more irresistible"--Container
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Note
  • Based on a play by Arthur Richman
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1937
  • Full screen (1.37:1)
  • 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; booklet containing an essay by film critic Molly Haskell
Isbn
9781681434230
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The awful truth
Title
The awful truth
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Leo McCarey production ; screen play, Viña Delmar ; directed by Leo McCarey
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"IIn this Oscar-winning farce, Cary Grant (in the role that first defined the Cary Grant persona) and Irene Dunne exude charm, cunning, and artless affection as an urbane couple who, fed up with each other's infidelities, resolve to file for divorce. But try as they might to move on, the mischievous Jerry can't help meddling in Lucy's ill-matched engagement to a corn-fed Oklahoma businessman (Ralph Bellamy), and a mortified Lucy begins to realize that she may be saying goodbye to the only dance partner capable of following her lead. Directed by the versatile Leo McCarey, a master of improvisation and slapstick as well as a keen and sympathetic observer of human folly, The Awful Truth is a warm but unsparing comedy about two people whose flaws only make them more irresistible"--Container
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videorecording
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Awful truth (Motion picture : 1937)
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Credits note
Director of photography, Joseph Walker ; film editor, Al Clark ; music, Ben Oakland ; lyrics, Milton Drake
Dewey number
791.4372
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired (SDH)
PerformerNote
Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont, Esther Dale, Joyce Compton, Robert Allen, Robert Warwick, Mary Forbes
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  • 1903-1990
  • 1898-1990
  • 1904-1986
  • 1904-1991
  • 1908-1996
  • 1888-1959
  • 1910-2001
  • 1885-1961
  • 1907-1997
  • 1906-1998
  • 1907-1979
  • 1912-2006
  • 1886-1944
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  • McCarey, Leo
  • Delmar, Viña
  • Dunne, Irene
  • Grant, Cary
  • Bellamy, Ralph
  • D'Arcy, Alex
  • Cunningham, Cecil
  • Lamont, Molly
  • Dale, Esther
  • Compton, Joyce
  • Allen, Robert
  • Walker, Joseph B.
  • Clark, Al
  • Oakland, Ben
  • Drake, Milton
  • Richman, Arthur
  • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
91
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
917
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  • Man-woman relationships
  • Divorce
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The awful truth, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Leo McCarey production ; screen play, Viña Delmar ; directed by Leo McCarey
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Publication
Note
  • Based on a play by Arthur Richman
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1937
  • Full screen (1.37:1)
  • 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; booklet containing an essay by film critic Molly Haskell
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videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781681434230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515213516
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • CC2873D
  • 12038876
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1027222650
  • (OCoLC)on1027222650
  • 1165961
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital monaural
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The awful truth, Columbia Pictures Corporation presents ; a Leo McCarey production ; screen play, Viña Delmar ; directed by Leo McCarey
Publication
Note
  • Based on a play by Arthur Richman
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1937
  • Full screen (1.37:1)
  • 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; booklet containing an essay by film critic Molly Haskell
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9781681434230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515213516
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • CC2873D
  • 12038876
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)1027222650
  • (OCoLC)on1027222650
  • 1165961
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital monaural
Video recording format
DVD

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