L'orribile verità (1937)
Jerry e Lucy Warriner sono una coppia appartenente all'alta società newyorkese e conducono un'intensa vita sociale. Il loro affiatamento è però minato dai dubbi sulle presunte reciproche infedeltà (lui fa viaggi inesistenti, lei dimostra un'eccessiva familiarità con il suo maestro di canto), tanto che decidono consensualmente di divorziare. In attesa che il divorzio diventi definitivo, i due però non riescono ad evitare di frequentarsi, tentando con ogni mezzo di compromettere le rispettive nuove relazioni sentimentali: lui approfitta del fatto che l'amato cagnolino Mr. Smith, che li ha fatti incontrare, sia stato affidato a lei e il tribunale gli abbia concesso di andare a trovarlo periodicamente, per allontanare con la propria presenza Dan Leeson, rozzo petroliere dell'Oklahoma, con mamma al seguito; lei scandalizza la famiglia di Barbara Vance, raffinata ereditiera, impersonando l'eccentrica sorella (immaginaria) di Jerry.
Direttore:
Leo McCarey
Scrittore:
Viña Delmar
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Irene Dunne as Lucy Warriner |
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Cary Grant as Jerry Warriner |
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Ralph Bellamy as Dan Leeson |
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Alexander D'Arcy as Armand Duvalle |
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Cecil Cunningham as Aunt Patsy |
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Molly Lamont as Barbara Vance |
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Esther Dale as Mrs. Leeson |
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Joyce Compton as Dixie Belle Lee |
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Robert Allen as Frank Randall |
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Robert Warwick as Mr. Vance |
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Mary Forbes as Mrs. Vance |
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Claud Allister as Lord Fabian (uncredited) |
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Al Bridge as Motor Cop (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Motor Cop (uncredited) |
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Wyn Cahoon as Mrs. Barnsley (uncredited) |
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Sarah Edwards as Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Viola Heath (uncredited) |
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Mitchell Harris as Jerry's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Dell Henderson as Vance's Butler (uncredited) |
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Scott Kolk as Mr. Barnsley (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Miki Morita as Armand's Servant (uncredited) |
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Edmund Mortimer as Lucy's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Zita Moulton as Lady Fabian (uncredited) |
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George C. Pearce as 'Dad' (uncredited) |
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Edward Peil Sr. as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Paul Stanton as Judge (uncredited) |
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John Tyrrell as Hank (uncredited) |
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Frank C. Wilson as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) |
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Ruth Cherrington as (uncredited) |
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Dora Clement as (uncredited) |
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Arthur Stuart Hull as (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as (uncredited) |
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Frances Raymond as (uncredited) |
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Bruce Sidney as (uncredited) |
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Lee Willard as (uncredited) |
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Skippy as Mr. Smith (uncredited) |
| Directing | Leo McCarey | Director |
| Writing | Viña Delmar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arthur Richman | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Kalloch | Costume Design |
| Production | Leo McCarey | Producer |
| Production | Everett Riskin | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
| Art | Lionel Banks | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Art | Babs Johnstone | Interior Designer |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Sound | Ben Oakland | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Milton Drake | Lyricist |