| Irene Dunne | ... | Lucy Warriner | |
| Cary Grant | ... | Jerry Warriner | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | 'Dan' Leeson | |
| Alexander D'Arcy | ... | Armand Duvalle | |
| Cecil Cunningham | ... | Aunt Patsy | |
| Molly Lamont | ... | Barbara Vance | |
| Esther Dale | ... | Mrs. Leeson | |
| Joyce Compton | ... | Dixie Belle Lee | |
| Robert Allen | ... | Frank Randall | |
| Robert Warwick | ... | Mr. Vance | |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Mrs. Vance | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Leonard Carey | ... | Butler (scenes deleted) | |
| Vernon Dent | ... | Police Sergeant (scenes deleted) | |
| Byron Foulger | ... | Secretary (scenes deleted) | |
| Bobby Watson | ... | Hotel Clerk (scenes deleted) | |
| Claud Allister | ... | Lord Fabian (uncredited) | |
| Asta | ... | Mr. Smith (uncredited) | |
| Al Bridge | ... | Motor Cop (uncredited) | |
| Wyn Cahoon | ... | Mrs. Barnsley (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Cherrington | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Dora Clement | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Kathryn Curry | ... | Celeste (uncredited) | |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Motor Cop (uncredited) | |
| Sarah Edwards | ... | Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited) | |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Viola Heath (uncredited) | |
| Mitchell Harris | ... | Jerry's Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Dell Henderson | ... | Vance's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Stuart Hull | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Scott Kolk | ... | Mr. Barnsley (uncredited) | |
| Bert Moorhouse | ... | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Miki Morita | ... | Armand's Japanese Servant (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Mortimer | ... | Lucy's Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Zita Moulton | ... | Lady Fabian (uncredited) | |
| George C. Pearce | ... | 'Dad' (uncredited) | |
| Edward Peil Sr. | ... | Bailiff (uncredited) | |
| Frances Raymond | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Sidney | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Paul Stanton | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| John Tyrrell | ... | Hank (uncredited) | |
| Lee Willard | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Frank C. Wilson | ... | M.C. (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Leo McCarey | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sidney Buchman | uncredited | |
| Viña Delmar | writer | |
| Arthur Richman | play | |
Produced by | |||
| Leo McCarey | .... | producer | |
| Everett Riskin | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ben Oakland | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph Walker | (photographed by) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Al Clark | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Lionel Banks | |||
| Stephen Goosson | (as Stephen Goossón) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Robert Kalloch | (gowns) (as Kalloch) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| William Mull | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Babs Johnstone | .... | interior decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Edward Bernds | .... | sound engineer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director | |
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Parrish | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Parrish | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Louis Silvers | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| William Grant Still | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dwight Taylor | .... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) | |
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Nominated for six Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Screenplay) and a huge box office hit when originally released, THE AWFUL TRUTH is a screamingly hysterical marital comedy that hasn't lost one iota of its punch in the seven decades since it's release. Irene Dunne is amazing in a layered performance that is both subtly affecting and side-splittingly funny - sometimes within the same scene! The scene in which Dunne masquerades as Grant's floozy, night club dwelling sister is one of the brightest highlights in film comedy history. Dunne received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for her inspired work in this film, which endures as a reminder of why she was one of Hollywood's top actress during the thirties and forties.
After flirting with success in SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933), SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935), and TOPPER (1937), Cary Grant finally became a bonafide superstar with his performance in THE AWFUL TRUTH. Grant was an absolute master when it came to delivering one liners, and the prowess that he displays in the film's many moments of physical comedy is nothing short of phenomenal. Exceptional performances are also delivered by the rest of the cast (including Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominee Ralph Bellamy), but the film's real scene stealer is the incredible canine performer Asta as Mr. Smith, which is easily the best performance by a dog ever! Leo McCarey won a much-deserved Academy Award for his frenetic direction of what is surely one of the all-time greatest comedies.