Underplayed Gems

Nothing But the Truth (1929)

Nothing But the Truth poster
Original title
Nothing but the Truth
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man makes a bet that he can tell only the truth for a set period of time. This leads to a series of awkward and comedic situations.

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What happens

Nothing But the Truth is a 1929 American pre-Code sound comedy film starring Richard Dix, loosely adapted from the play by James Montgomery and the 1914 novel of the same title by Frederic S. Isham. The play was adapted again (more faithfully) as Nothing But the Truth (1941) starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. Separate French, German and Spanish versions were made at the Joinville Studios in Paris as part of Paramount's policy of multiple-language versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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