‘The Awful Truth’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1937)


Video: 'The Awful Truth' trailer

(Thursday, November 4, 1937, doors opened at 11:30 a.m. EST)The Awful Truth, an American screwball comedy film about a divorced couple that keeps getting mixed up in each other’s love lives, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Directed by Leo McCarey, the film starred Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy and Alexander D’Arcy.