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The Awful Truth

10.019291h 20mMovieComedy

Story of a wealthy couple whose individual infidelities lead inexorably to the divorce court.

DirectorMarshall Neilan
WritersHorace Jackson·Arthur Richman

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Cast · Directed by Marshall Neilan

ICIna Claire
Ina Claire
Lucy Warriner
HDHenry Daniell
Henry Daniell
Norman Warriner
TETheodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
Edgar Trent
PHPaul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Dan Leeson
BFBlanche Friderici
Blanche Friderici
Mrs. Leeson
JVJudith Vosselli
Judith Vosselli
Josephine Trent
JRJohn Roche
John Roche
Jimmy Kempster
EHErnest Hilliard
Ernest Hilliard

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The Awful Truth — streaming FAQ

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The Awful Truth hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around September 28, 1929. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.