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The Awful Truth

1937 film by Leo McCarey
Movie film Q278513
The Awful Truth
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The Awful Truth

Summary

The Awful Truth is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Awful Truth received the Academy Award for Best Director[3].
  • The Awful Truth's image is recorded as Dunne-Grant-Asta-The-Awful-Truth.jpg[4].
  • The Awful Truth's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Awful Truth's director is recorded as Leo McCarey[6].
  • The Awful Truth's screenwriter is recorded as Viña Delmar[7].
  • The Awful Truth's screenwriter is recorded as Sidney Buchman[8].
  • The Awful Truth's composer is recorded as Ben Oakland[9].
  • The Awful Truth's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[10].
  • The Awful Truth's genre is recorded as comedy of remarriage[11].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Cary Grant[12].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Irene Dunne[13].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Ralph Bellamy[14].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Alexander D'Arcy[15].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Cecil Cunningham[16].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Molly Lamont[17].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Robert Warwick[18].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Esther Dale[19].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Joyce Compton[20].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Mary Forbes[21].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Paul Stanton[22].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Bess Flowers[23].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Sarah Edwards[24].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Bert Moorhouse[25].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Edmund Mortimer[26].
  • The Awful Truth's cast member is recorded as Edward Peil[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Awful Truth's producer is recorded as Leo McCarey[28]. Its director is recorded as Leo McCarey[6]. Screenwriters include Viña Delmar[7] and Sidney Buchman[8]. Cast members include Cary Grant[12], Irene Dunne[13], Ralph Bellamy[14], Alexander D'Arcy[15], Cecil Cunningham[16], and Molly Lamont[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1937-10-21T00:00:00Z[30]. The Awful Truth's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include romantic comedy[10] and comedy of remarriage[11]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[32].

Reception

The Awful Truth received the Academy Award for Best Director[3]. Reviews include 8.2/10[33], 91%[34], and 87/100[35].

Why It Matters

The Awful Truth ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (507 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Awful Truth receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Director[3].

Related Entities

Cary Grant film Irene Dunne Leo McCarey Netflix Ralph Bellamy United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Ben Oakland
    Film editor → Al Clark
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    Director of photography → Joseph Walker
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