The Awful Truth (1937)

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Directed by

Leo McCarey

Starring (View all)

Frank C. Wilson
Master of Ceremonies

Lee Willard
Minor Role

Paul Stanton
Judge

John Tyrrell
Hank

Edward Peil Sr.
Bailiff

George C. Pearce
'Dad'

Edmund Mortimer
Lucy's Attorney

Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron

Written by

Sidney Buchman
uncredited

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Release date: 21 October 1937
UPC: 043396077638

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