Episode 569: The Awful Truth (1937)

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Tv & Film, Film Interviews, Film Reviews, Film History

4.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Screwball month continues with a look at Leo McCarey’s The Awful Truth (1937). Based on the play by Arthur Richman, the film stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunn as Jerry and Lucy Warriner, a couple who break up before the first act is even over. They would have a clean break apart from their both wanting custody of their dog, Mr. Smith, and that they both still may love one another.

Kat Ellinger and Aaron Peterson join Mike to discuss the film as well the 1953 interpretation of Richman's play, Let's Do It Again.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.0	Shut it off.
0:25.4	Turn it off.
0:26.8	There can't be any doubt in marriage.
0:42.8	The whole thing's built on faiths.
0:44.3	If you've lost that, well, you've lost everything.
0:46.9	Yes, I suppose when that's gone, the marriage is washed up, isn't it?
0:49.7	Do you mean that?
0:50.6	Uh-huh.
0:51.8	All right, then that settles it.
0:52.9	I guess it does.
0:53.9	I wouldn't go on living with you
0:55.0	if you were dipped in platinum so go on divorce me go on divorce me it'll be a pleasure
0:58.7	divorce you are you crazy do you think i dragged that music lover into court to show people the man
1:03.2	you preferred to me all right then i'll divorce you i believe it's customary anyhow for the
1:06.7	wife to bring suit there's something to do with the husband being a gentleman if you know what I mean. Oh, never mind that stuff. Just get on with the divorce proceedings. I can hardly wait.
1:13.6	I'll call up our lawyer right now.
1:15.6	All right, here.
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