Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "The Awful Truth"(1937)

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[ReformationFan]

Today's feature is a hilarious classic screwball comedy hit about a divorcing couple who proceed to bust up their exes' new romances starring Republican superstars Irene Dunne and Cary Grant and directed by Republican director Leo McCarey who won a Best Director Oscar for this film.

[ReformationFan]

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One of my favorite movies of all time.

[ReformationFan]

The “Gone With The Wind” song by Grant’s girlfriend then later by Miss Dunne is hysterical.

[Gefn]

This is exactly the kind of movie I like. Much needed after news events this week.

Thank you.

[virgil283]

Good pick RF

Cary Grant was so amusing. My favorites are 'Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)' and 'His Girl Friday'(1940) .

[ReformationFan]

Thanks. Those are good ones too. They reused an “Awful Truth” plot element in “His Girl Friday” where Grant schemes to keep his ex-wife from marrying Ralph Bellamy in that film as well.

My favorite Cary Grant B & W film is “Only Angels Have Wings” (with Rita Hayworth in one of her earliest roles) and my favorite of his color films is Alfred Hitchcock’s “North By Northwest”. I think his most underrated film is the WWII comedy adventure “Once Upon A Honeymoon”(also directed by Leo “The Awful Truth” McCarey).

[virgil283]

'They reused an “Awful Truth” plot element in “His Girl Friday”...yeah you're right. The same with The Front Page(1931) Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien which was the first version of that and a fine film too.

I don't think I've seen “Once Upon A Honeymoon” thanks I'll look for it....

[ReformationFan]

‘The same with The Front Page(1931) Adolphe Menjou, Pat O’Brien which was the first version of that and a fine film too.’

I’ll need to see that sometime. I believe both it and its 1940 remake are in the public domain. They’ll probably make future movies for a Sunday afternoon.

‘I don’t think I’ve seen “Once Upon A Honeymoon” thanks I’ll look for it....’

Here’s a funny scene from it where Grant impersonates a tailor to get Ginger Rogers measurements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSC6aLCAS60

[virgil283]

I saw an earlier version of “The Front Page” than the 1931 one but the Pat O'Brien one is the best.

https://archive.org/details/TheFrontPage1931AdolpheMenjouPatOBrienLewismiles

[virgil283]

"Grant impersonates a tailor to get Ginger Rogers measurements.".... Thanks for the clip....Funny!

[Political Junkie Too]

For screwball comedies, I also liked Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse, with Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas.

-PJ

[ReformationFan]

That’s a funny film. “Tear it down!”

I also like “Every Girl Should Be Married” with Grant and his 3rd offscreen wife Betsy Drake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61aYWrJ9zDU

and “Father Goose” where he played a character who was more like Archibald Leach(his real name) than Cary Grant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTlZb95AsE

[ReformationFan]

I’ve found it!

Check this link

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3208775/posts

[virgil283]

I’ve found it!.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,' Thanks'

[ReformationFan]

You’re welcome. It’s kind of like of combination of “The Awful Truth” meets Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious”(which also featured Grant as the hero).