The Awful Truth (1937)

Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage... (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Leo McCarey
Written By: Viña Delmar, Arthur Richman
Starring: Ralph Bellamy, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont, Robert Warwick, Esther Dale, Joyce Compton, Asta

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