The Awful Truth // Once Upon A Time in Hollywoodland

dir. Leo McCarey // 1937 // 1 hr 35 min

In this Oscar-winning farce, Cary Grant 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, they realize they may be saying goodbye to the only dance partner capable of following each other’s lead. Directed by the versatile Leo McCarey, The Awful Truth is a warm but unsparing comedy about two people whose flaws only make them more irresistible.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOODLAND... is a series hosted and programmed by KCAI lecturer Kara Heitz looking at classic Hollywood films and history from the advent of sound to the birth of New Hollywood.

Host or Publisher Stray Cat Film Center