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the awful truth born yesterday his girl friday triple feature 3 discs full frame
this triple feature includes the awful truth born yesterday and his girl friday . the awful truth director leo mccarey won an oscar r and star irene dunne was nominated one of her five best actress nominations for the awful truth one of the most captivating screwball comedies ever made . a comic battlefield presided over by two superbly matched sparring partners the awful truth also stars cary grant as the other half of a couple facing divorce and fighting over custody of their beloved dog mr. smith . somewhere before the final divorce decree however jerry decides he wants lucy back only to learn that shes marrying a country bumpkin hilariously played by ralph bellamy . jerry counters with an engagement to the aristocratic molly lamont sparking a sexy sophisticated battle of wits that ranks among the wackiest comedies in screen history . born yesterday judy holliday won the 1950 best actress oscar r for her brilliant and funny role as billie dawn the dumb blonde girlfriend of harry brock broderick crawford a corrupt millionaire junk dealer . brock a man with social ambitions and a willingness to do anything to fulfill them is embarrassed by billies crass behavior and lack of social sophistication . so he arranges for her to take a crash course in culture from a handsome young journalist william holden . billie blossoms under his kind tutelage and becomes increasingly aware of her role as a pawn in brocks crooked business deals . brock is surprised and outraged when billie suddenly refuses to cooperate any longer . this is a classic with unforgettable performances . his girl friday a classic screwball comedy in which russell plays reporter hildy johnson who on the eve of her remarriage is talked into one more assignment by her editor and ex husband grant . while interviewing a condemned man hildy realizes that his hanging is planned as a vote getting measure . spontaneously she helps the man escape . br br . br br presented in black & white .