The Awful Truth (feat. Casey Lee Clark)


Kevin brings back Next Best Picture writer and podcaster Casey Lee Clark to talk about Leo McCarey’s screwball comedy ‘The Awful Truth,’ the likely runner-up in the 1937 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Life of Emile Zola.’

0:00 – 1:09 – Introduction

1:10 – 29:48 – ‘The Awful Truth’ review

29:49 – 1:46:27 – Why ‘The Awful Truth’ lost Best Picture

1:46:26 – 2:10:22 – Shoulda been a contender

2:10:23 – 2:12:53 – Did ‘The Awful Truth’ deserve to win?

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