. albeit a little slow pace in the first half . leo mccarey chaotic pace which make the awful truth so much fun be miss here and but garson kanin direct capably in his absence and the script and actor deliver enough good wit and chemistry to keep it all balance out in the end . cary grant get himself into an unwitting romantic pickle when he confront by his thought to be long dead wife on his honeymoon with his new bride . hilarity ensues and a it do in every brilliant screwball comedy grant be the star of and and there be some priceless moment along the way . a in the awful truth and grant and irene dunne make a fetching and compatible screen couple . dunne comedic felinity and tendency to affect nutty stereotype in order to get what she want be good than katharine hepburn imitation of her in bring up baby and the philadelphia story . grant and hepburn be terrific in their movie together too and and not take anything away from great kate and but grant and dunne chemistry be just that much good and it a shame they never make more comedy together . hilarious in jokey scene between grant and randolph scott and and a near scene steal turn by granville bates a the judge round out a pretty funny flick . the doris day or james garner remake move over and darling be memorable in it own right and view right after this would make for a good video double bill .