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| 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: additional 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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Nothing in this movie makes sense, and it really doesn't matter. It succeeds with its self-assured anarchy and the charm of its stars.
Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy and especially Irene Dunne are in top form. Dunne has been unjustly overlooked for her comic talents. The contrast of her well-bred demeanor and inner wickedness is a delight -- like when she does a "hoochy" dance for a parlor of society snobs. She always appears to be on the edge of bursting out in laughter at the antics of Grant and the buffoonery of Bellamy. A wonderful nonsensical scene is of the musically skilled Dunne at the piano trying to sing "Home on the Range" with the hopelessly off-key Bellamy.
Grant is in the period of his career where he's not afraid of self-parody. He's at his best when he takes nobody and nothing seriously, and he's especially funny at tormenting the slow-witted Bellamy. And Bellamy is so good at playing dumb, you have to wonder if perhaps he's not really in on the joke. (Grant and Bellamy basically repeat their roles, with the same success, in "His Girl Friday," another first-rate comedy).
"The Awful Truth" is the masterpiece of Leo McCarey. There's really nothing else quite like it.