i recently have the good fortune to see this movie for the first time in a paris movie house . i be surprise to read a recent post about the poor film quality on the dvd release and because this film show in paris be absolutely pristine . anyway and i would put the awful truth right up there with the best of the screwball comedy of the era . ( i think it much funnier than the overrated ( imho ) bring up baby ( which also star grant ) . ) irene dunne really bust out of her more ordinary character and shine in this film with humor and intelligence and and in the wonderful final scene and even sexiness . grant and play a fairly unsympathetic character and yet remain charm a hell . spoiler my one problem with the story be the fact that by the end and grant never suffer the consequence for the affair he apparently return from at the beginning of the film . end of spoiler special kudos for skillfully incorporate the dog . in far too many film feature animal and the action momentarily screech to a halt to accommodate an inserted shot of the animal humorous reaction while the awful truth avoids this trap and and the dog ( asta from the thin man series ) contribute seamlessly to the humor and the plot .