Oh. There's this cute terrier from *Bringing up Baby* (also featuring Grant) again. Did some research. Skippy, the dog, was a movie star in his own right: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skippy_(dog) It's funny. It's maybe not as funny as the aforementioned *Bringing up Baby* or other classic screwball comedies from that era, but I'm still very much entertained. It perhaps lacks the over the top silliness and absurdity of other screwball comedies. Movies that old have a certain quality on their own no matter the actual story though. Could listen to them all day. Could watch them all day sporting those sharp suits (and hats!) and wear those dresses. Although that's probably a fabricated world in a studio (it's sad that they don't feature a lot of outdoor sets), it's still interesting to watch how rich people spent their time back then and how they interacted with each other (and what was considered to be appropriate behavior). Needless to say, but Dunne and Grant are awesome.

Never quite reaches the heights of Bringing Up Baby or The Lady Eve, for me, but it's up there. The problem is the jokes don't flow quite as quickly as in some of the great screwballs, perhaps due to the improvisational structure of McCarey's process. That said, when the jokes are on, they're worth the wait. Grant is great here as usual, but the big standout to me is Irene Dunne--I feel you don't hear her name much these days, but it's no wonder she got top billing here. Her face in every scene just kills me.

Cary Grant is a great actor, but Irene Dunne is just amazing!!!! And that makes The Awful Truth... A rather good screwball comedy!!!

Good but nothing special. A little disappointed given the reviews it gets.

image 3.5 / 5 and sound 3/5 . When you put together a good director + good script + good actors, a great movie comes out, in this case a good and funny comedy