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Tag Archives: Irene Dunne
Lucy’s Singing Recital in Awful Truth
It’s raining right now. I was out on the balcony with palm trees whispering overhead, drinking coffee, and rain started falling, a cool chill rain. There was blue sky over towards the ocean, but grey directly overhead. The weather here … Continue reading
Grant/Dunne
They starred in three films together – The Awful Truth, My Favorite Wife, and Penny Serenade. He always said, reluctantly because he didn’t want to hurt his other leading ladies’ feelings, that she was his favorite leading lady. Apparently he … Continue reading
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The “Tuning Fork” of The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth has been described as a “tuning fork” for other comedies, and it’s obvious why. The tone of this film is so light, so crazed, so assured – the laughs come like clockwork – you know you are … Continue reading
Garson Kanin on Cary Grant: “He Worked Very Hard.”
From Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best: Sylvia Scarlett was the first inkling of the success that was to come but the movie itself was a flop. The Awful Truth … Continue reading
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Irene Dunne: Laughing While Singing
I’m posting this for my dear friend Kate – who had not seen the wonderful Awful Truth until recently. I was so excited for her to experience it. I told her when I was in Chicago that she reminds me … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Leo McCarey, Ralph Bellamy, The Awful Truth
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The “Broad-Minded Marriage” in The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth has been described as a “tuning fork” for other comedies, and it’s obvious why. The tone of this film is so light, so crazed, so assured – the laughs come like clockwork – you know you are … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Leo McCarey, Ralph Bellamy, The Awful Truth
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Cary Grant in Penny Serenade
George Stevens (a wonderful talent – he directed Place in the Sun, which I consider to be that rarity – a perfect film) directed this three-hanky picture. Cary Grant was nominated for his first Oscar because of this performance. Probably … Continue reading
Cary Grant’s “Comic Signature”
Richard Schickel describes the acting in The Awful Truth … no one overplays their underplaying and … the pace is all of a piece. In the little world that the director, Leo McCarey, created for thisfilm — and he won … Continue reading
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