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Directed by Leo McCarey, The Awful Truth (1937) opens with Jerry Warriner (Cary Grant) at his New York City's men club getting a sun lamp tan. He is supposed to have taken a solo vacation to Florida, but he really stayed in the city to play cards with his friends. When he arrives home, Jerry finds his wife, Lucy (Irene Dunne), coming in with her handsome French voice teacher, Armand Duvalle (Alexander D'Arcy), with whom she was forced to spend the night in the country after his car — so they claim — unexpectedly broke down. Lucy then notices that the Florida oranges Jerry has gifted her are actually stamped «California,» leading her to believe that her husband is lying. Mutual suspicions inevitably result in divorce. Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Esther Dale and Ralph Bellamy in The Awful Truth .   During the divorce proceedings, Lucy moves in with her Aunt Patsy (Cecil Cunningham), who introduces her to their neighbour Dan Leeson (Ralph Bellamy), a presentable and eligible Oklahom...

This week on "Film Friday," I am celebrating Cary Grant's 112th birthday (which was on Monday) by telling you about one of my absolute favorites of his films. It has also been considered one of the most romantic films of all time by the American Film Institute. Theatrical release poster Directed by Leo McCarey, An Affair to Remember (1957) tells the story of fail ed artist Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) and nightclub si nger Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) , who meet aboard a luxury liner headed for New York from Italy. They are instantly attracted to one another, even though they are both already engaged — Nickie to socialite Lois C la rk (Neva Patterson) and Terry to K enneth Bradley (Richard Denning). They kindle their attraction by spending a romantic afternoon in Villefranche with Nickie's grandmother, Janou (Cathleen Nesbitt), who seems to think that Terry is the "right" woman for her grandson. Upon their return to the ship, the couple dec...