The Awful Truth (1929 film)
| The Awful Truth | |
|---|---|
 Ina Claire and Henry Daniell | |
| Directed by | Marshall Neilan |
| Written by | Horace Jackson |
| Screenplay by | Arthur Richman |
| Produced by | Maurice Revnes |
| Starring | Ina Claire Henry Daniell |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Edited by | Frank E. Hull |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Awful Truth was a 1929 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film, distributed by Pathé Exchange, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Ina Claire and Henry Daniell. 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.[1]
Cast
- Ina Claire as Lucy Warriner
- Henry Daniell as Norman 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 film versions of the original 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 and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The play was remade unsuccessfully in color as the musical Let's Do It Again (1953), starring Jane Wyman and Ray Milland.[2][3]
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
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