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The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey, and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1922 play The Awful Truth by Arthur Richman, the film recounts a distrustful rich couple who begin divorce proceedings, only to interfere with one another's romances.
Plot
Jerry Warriner tells his wife he is going on vacation to Florida but instead disappears for two weeks without telling anyone where he is really going. He returns home, with a sunlamp tan, to find that his wife, Lucy, spent the night in the company of her handsome voice teacher, Armand Duvalle. Lucy claims his car broke down unexpectedly, but Jerry refuses to believe Lucy's assurances that nothing untrustworthy happened. Upon seeing the oranges in the basket Jerry brought home from Florida stamped “California”, however, Lucy discovers that Jerry did not actually go to Florida. Their mutual suspicion results in divorce proceedings, with custody of their dog, “Mr. Smith,” in dispute. When the judge pronounces that he will grant custody to whomever Mr. Smith responds to when called, Lucy wins custody with concealed dog toy in her hand. The judge grants Jerry visiting rights to the dog and orders the divorce finalized in 90 days.