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True Confession (1937)
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Synopsis
Carole Lombard
stars as Helen Bartlett, a compulsive liar who always tips the audience to an oncoming whopper by sticking her tongue in her cheek. Helen is married to a Kenneth Bartlett, a scrupulously honest lawyer whose integrity has always held him back professionally. Hoping to help Kenneth get ahead, Helen confesses to a murder she obviously didn't commit, confident that he'll get her off and make his reputation. But things don't go exactly as planned, thanks largely to a mysterious eccentric named Charley (
John Barrymore
), who assures the heroine over and over that she'll "fry." Once considered a prime example of screwball comedy, True Confession is now regarded by film buffs as one of
Carole Lombard
's worst pictures: it wasn't much better when remade by
Betty Hutton
in 1946 as
Cross My Heart
. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
John Barrymore
Charley
Richard Carle
Judge
Fritz Feld
Krayler's Butler
Porter Hall
Prosecutor
Hattie McDaniel
Ella
Edgar Kennedy
Darsey
Carole Lombard
Helen Bartlett
Fred MacMurray
Kenneth Bartlett
Una Merkel
Daisy McClure
John T. Murray
Otto Krayler
Lynne Overman
Bartender
Tom Dugan
Typewriter Man
Production Crew
Hans Dreier
Art Director
Robert Usher
Art Director
Ted Tetzlaff
Cinematographer
Frederick Hollander
Composer (Music Score)
Travis Banton
Costume Designer
Wesley Ruggles
Director
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Boris Morros
Musical Direction/Supervision
Georges Berr
Play Author
Louis Verneuil
Play Author
Albert Lewin
Producer
Claude Binyon
Screenwriter
A.E. Freudeman
Set Designer
Frederick Hollander
Songwriter
Sam Coslow
Songwriter
Don Johnson
Sound/Sound Designer
Earl S. Hayman
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1937
Runtime: 85
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Produced by
Paramount
Release
by Paramount
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