| The Awful Truth | |
|---|---|
 Ina Claire and Henry Daniell | |
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Horace Jackson |
| Screenplay by | Arthur Richman |
| Based on | The Awful Truth 1922 play by Arthur Richman |
| Produced by | Maurice Revnes |
| Starring | Ina Claire Henry Daniell |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Edited by | Frank E. Hull |
| Production company | Pathé Exchange |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Awful Truth is a 1929 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Ina Claire and Henry Daniell. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange. The screenplay was written by Horace Jackson and Arthur Richman, based on a play by Richman. Ina Claire starred in the original stage version on Broadway in 1922. The film is now considered lost.
Plot summary
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Cast
- Ina Claire as Lucy Warriner
- Henry Daniell as Jerry Warriner
- Theodore von Eltz as Edgar Trent
- Paul Harvey as Dan Leeson
- Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Leeson
- Judith Vosselli as Josephine Trent
- John Roche as Jimmy Kempster
Other versions
There were two other film versions of the play on which the 1929 film was based: the 1925 silent version The Awful Truth with Agnes Ayres and Warner Baxter; and the 1937 film The Awful Truth starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The play was also remade unsuccessfully in color as the musical Let's Do It Again (1953), starring Jane Wyman and Ray Milland.
See also
References
- The Awful Truth details, silentera.com; accessed April 26, 2016.
- The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=9111 The Awful Truth as produced on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre, September 18, 1922 thru January 1923; IBDb.com
External links
- The Awful Truth at IMDb
- The Awful Truth at the TCM Movie Database
- The Awful Truth at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1929 films
- 1929 romantic comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Comedy of remarriage films
- 1920s English-language films
- American films based on plays
- American independent films
- Lost American romantic comedy films
- Pathé Exchange films
- Remakes of American films
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- 1920s independent films
- 1929 lost films
- English-language romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Marshall Neilan
- 1920s American films
- Silent American romantic comedy films
- English-language independent films
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