“This is Grant’s first truly remarkable performance, morphing a romantic leading man into a suave, impish clown.”
The Awful Truth, starring Cary Grant, Irene Dunne and Skippy the Dog is one of the great screwball comedies of the 1930s. Back then it provided much-needed laughs during the Great Depression. Today it's an equally effective tonic during these testing times.
Watch Nigel's introduction below before you see the film, which is widely available to stream (more details underneath the video).
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How can you watch An Awful Truth?
The film is available to rent from YouTube, Chilli and Microsoft.
Related links
Hollywood’s Top Dog - great video essay about Skippy from Criterion
The Awful Truth: Divorce, McCarey Style - Molly Haskell’s essay on the film, also from Criterion
The Man From Dream City - Pauline Kael’s classic New Yorker essay on Cary Grant from 1975
Becoming Cary Grant - bibliographic profile from the Atlantic Monthly
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