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The Awful Truth (1925)

The Awful Truth poster
Directed by
Paul Powell
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman suspects her husband of cheating. She confronts him and their marriage is tested. The film follows the emotional fallout of their distrust.

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What happens

The Awful Truth is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and released by the Producers Distributing Corporation. It is based on a 1922 play, The Awful Truth, by Arthur Richman. Agnes Ayres stars in this silent film version of the play. It was remade in 1937 as the talkie The Awful Truth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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