Cast:

Irene Dunne as Lucy Warriner
Cary Grant as Jerry Warriner
Ralph Bellamy as Daniel Leeson
Molly Lamont as Barbara Vance
Skippy as Mr. Smith

Director:

Leo McCarey

Plot:

Jerry Warriner thinks that his wife, Lucy, has been unfaithful and nothing she does can convince him otherwise. Lucy starts divorce proceedings but she and Jerry can't seem to stay away from each other. Lucy gets involved with millionaire Daniel Leeson while Jerry romances snobby socialite Barbara Vance. Jealousy and a custody battle over their dog, Mr. Smith, keeps bringing Lucy and Jerry together until they can no longer deny their true feelings.

Notes:
- It is based on the play by Alan Richman
- The costumes were designed by Kalloch
- Many of the scenes were improvised by the cast
- It won one Academy Award (Best Director)
- In 1953 The Awful Truth was remade as Let's Do It Again with Jane Wyman and Ray Milland