the awful truth be one of the best comedy of the 1930s and ever . irene dunne and cary grant star ( in the first of 3 picture together ) a a divorcing couple who really love one another and but theyre just so darned sophisticated . lucy ( dunne ) move in her aunt patsy ( the underrate cecil cunningham ) who get lucy introduce to a hick millionaire from oklahoma ( ralph bellamy ) . meanwhile jerry ( grant ) get hook up with a grasp socialite ( molly lamont ) . the love bird continue to peck away at each other and get entangle in each other new romance . the chemistry be just wonderful between grant and dunne and and the support cast be first rate . highlight include grant play the piano while mr. smith ( the dog ) do a barking routine and but dunne get her chance and sing go with the wind at a high tone party . great fun . cunningham and bellamy be terrific and but so be esther dale ( bellamy ma ) and joyce compton ( dixie bell ) and and mr. smith ( who i suspect be really asta from the thin man ) . the film and dunne and and bellamy score oscar nomination and and leo mccarey won for direction . fill with snappy one liner and hysterical situation . best scene may be the night club sequence when dunne get stuck dance with bellamy and and the party where dunne pretend to be grant sister and yell out and hey wait a minute . somebody stole my purse . to snooty mary forbes . very funny .